M4.4 earthquake 65 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 65 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Jan 8, 2025, 8:57 AM GMT+13 (19:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 93 km E 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
- 2025-01-07 19:57:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.345° S, 174.321° 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 16.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 182°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.687 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 635 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.093 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 593 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pkrm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.