M4.3 earthquake 232 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 232 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jul 31, 2015, 11:37 AM GMT+13 (22:37 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-07-30 22:37:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.785° S, 173.323° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 166°
- Stations used
- 12
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000335i. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.