M4.7 earthquake 281 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 281 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, May 2, 2020, 8:12 AM GMT+13 (19:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 south of Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-01 19:12:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.858° S, 175.240° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8south of Tonga · 2337 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.7264 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8Tonga region · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009b57. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.