M4.3 earthquake 219 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 219 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Jan 9, 2020, 8:26 PM GMT+13 (07:26 UTC), 29 km (18 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-09 07:26:27 UTC
- Depth
- 28.9 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.944° S, 176.189° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8161 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2452 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 2417 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.4156 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2411 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.8206 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2400 days ago · 121 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007d17. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.