M4.4 earthquake 126 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 126 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:26 PM GMT+13 (06:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-08-12 06:26:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.433° S, 174.602° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.740 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4079 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.094 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4079 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 5.0149 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4085 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.1138 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4088 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.2161 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4089 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100031cj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.