M4.5 earthquake 96 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 96 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Sep 9, 2014, 8:24 AM GMT+13 (19:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 109 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-09-08 19:24:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.4 km (20.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.342° S, 174.020° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 13.0 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.584 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4406 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.4109 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4404 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.795 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 4400 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.8106 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.895 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.054 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4386 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.181 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4386 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.386 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.554 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4368 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sdji. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.