M4.9 earthquake 234 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 234 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 7:24 AM GMT+13 (18:24 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-10 18:24:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.411° S, 175.406° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6188 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2361 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.7281 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2346 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.8south of Tonga · 2337 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7264 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.4201 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5236 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8Tonga region · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.8208 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2323 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4178 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008yed. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.