M4.5 earthquake 139 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 139 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 6:26 AM GMT+13 (17:26 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 69 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-30 17:26:51 UTC
- Depth
- 146.5 km (91.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.797° S, 176.367° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2137 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2266 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.6100 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.3232 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2234 days ago · 212 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.369 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 2232 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
- 4.1184 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2229 days ago · 153 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000afas. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.