M5.0 earthquake 150 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 150 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 8:54 AM GMT+13 (19:54 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-10 19:54:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.693° S, 174.921° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9101 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.9208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.9230 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gank. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.