M4.6 earthquake 140 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Apr 19, 2020, 5:40 PM GMT+13 (04:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 104 km E 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-19 04:40:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.315° S, 173.596° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1104 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
- 4.8109 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.1130 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2305 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7137 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2303 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009bij. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.