M4.5 earthquake 140 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 140 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 6:15 AM GMT+13 (17:15 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 96 km SW 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-10 17:15:17 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.527° S, 175.396° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j8u7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.