Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 166 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 166 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 3:55 PM GMT+13 (02:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-15 02:55:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.799° S, 175.347° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.5187 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 986 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 5.0170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.5181 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.4170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.5180 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 5.4162 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 5.5173 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1016 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m3q4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.