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M4.9 Earthquake near Tonga Islands

UTC time: 2026-01-20 08:18:22 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
92.0 km
Source
GFZ

Tonga Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near Tonga Islands on January 20, 2026 at 08:18 UTC. At around 92 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
8c57b4c1e4b50e72799e3c559ab333fa60400068
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
92.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-20 08:18:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
-15.75000, -173.55000
Temperature
27.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 92 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 92 km
Intermediate
92 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Curacoa
    Distance: 19 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -33 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Tonga
  • Tafahi
    Distance: 24 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 546 m ·Tonga
  • Niuatahi
    Distance: 65 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -1'270 m ·Tonga
  • West Mata
    Distance: 75 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: -1'174 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Tonga
  • Tafu-Maka
    Distance: 84 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -1'400 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 223 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Kuini Lavenia AirportTonga · NTT · NFTP
    36.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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