M4.5 earthquake 119 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 119 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 9:40 AM GMT+13 (20:40 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 161 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-10 20:40:05 UTC
- Depth
- 175.8 km (109.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.775° S, 176.156° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8161 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2453 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4156 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2412 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007dqi. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.