M4.4 earthquake 201 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 201 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, May 13, 2020, 3:10 AM GMT+13 (14:10 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 120 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-12 14:10:33 UTC
- Depth
- 38.3 km (23.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.919° S, 175.901° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5236 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.3178 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2326 days ago · 353 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.8208 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2323 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.4178 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.3120 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2311 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 4.6128 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2284 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.4171 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2280 days ago · 112 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009kvd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.