M4.5 earthquake 181 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 181 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 4:03 AM GMT+13 (15:03 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-01-14 15:03:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.954° S, 174.618° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.8166 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.5187 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 986 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.0170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
- 4.6185 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 954 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m4rr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.