Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 187 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 187 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 12:14 AM GMT+13 (11:14 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-22 11:14:43 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.003° S, 174.608° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
23

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 985 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.6185 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 954 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.1135 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 930 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.8166 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.5181 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.4170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.5180 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 5.4162 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lu2j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.