M4.6 earthquake 150 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 150 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 8:58 PM GMT+13 (07:58 UTC), 153 km (95 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 100 km SW 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-11 07:58:09 UTC
- Depth
- 152.9 km (95.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.960° S, 176.386° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4154 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2376 days ago · 104 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.055 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2370 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 4.6142 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2355 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.5100 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
- 4.5106 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2352 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6172 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 2342 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.478 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2339 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008gkf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.