Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, May 13, 2020, 8:02 AM GMT+13 (19:02 UTC), 480 km (298 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-12 19:02:42 UTC
Depth
479.9 km (298.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.707° S, 177.941° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.3 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2336 days ago · 539 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2333 days ago · 548 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2331 days ago · 496 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 601 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 574 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.5274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2328 days ago · 564 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2327 days ago · 436 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 594 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2316 days ago · 496 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2314 days ago · 611 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 2311 days ago · 547 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 498 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 598 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2301 days ago · 593 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.3234 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2300 days ago · 291 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2298 days ago · 569 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2295 days ago · 540 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 402 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 538 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2291 days ago · 549 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.7Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 576 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2288 days ago · 533 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.1231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2288 days ago · 496 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 2287 days ago · 573 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 2283 days ago · 561 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2283 days ago · 484 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2282 days ago · 558 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 2282 days ago · 514 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2282 days ago · 517 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 538 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 4.1Fiji region · 2279 days ago · 495 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 4.0Fiji region · 2278 days ago · 614 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2337 days ago · 505 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2337 days ago · 441 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 520 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 388 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2347 days ago · 506 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.4272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2348 days ago · 382 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2348 days ago · 360 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2351 days ago · 609 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 546 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2356 days ago · 540 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2356 days ago · 611 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2358 days ago · 609 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.1212 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2365 days ago · 533 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 503 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009euv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.