M5.2 earthquake 147 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 147 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 12:32 AM GMT+13 (11:32 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
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-24 11:32:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.561° S, 174.398° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.1161 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2818 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.766 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2821 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.9210 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9217 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2836 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7219 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2836 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.1210 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2836 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j87i. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.