M4.4 earthquake 171 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 171 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 11:52 AM GMT+13 (22:52 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 189 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
- 2020-07-05 22:52:37 UTC
- Depth
- 111.8 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.649° S, 175.822° 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, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4224 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 167 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.2137 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2264 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.6189 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ala9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.