M4.7 earthquake 264 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 264 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, May 12, 2020, 10:56 PM GMT+13 (09:56 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Tonga region. 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
- 2020-05-12 09:56:12 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.626° S, 175.665° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 129°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4201 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.5236 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.8Tonga region · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.8208 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2323 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6south of Tonga · 2279 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009kv4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.