M4.8 earthquake 161 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 161 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 3:27 PM GMT+13 (02:27 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-16 02:27:20 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.539° S, 175.835° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 88
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4156 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2411 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8206 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2399 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6150 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2397 days ago · 153 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700070nr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.