M4.5 earthquake 135 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 135 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, May 28, 2020, 11:14 PM GMT+13 (10:14 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-28 10:14:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.247° S, 174.073° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 6.0111 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
- 4.9165 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.8109 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.1104 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a5zx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.