Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 7:47 AM GMT+13 (18:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 179 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-06-29 18:47:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.557° S, 175.315° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3179 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 88 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.6255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 83 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.9south of Tonga · 70 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.2south of Tonga · 70 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.9south of Tonga · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 5.2244 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.5south of Tonga · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.8south of Tonga · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.6south of Tonga · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.7251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 55 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.6237 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.3south of Tonga · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.8267 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 104 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.9273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 104 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.9255 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 104 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t91x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.