M4.9 earthquake 151 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 151 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 6:17 AM GMT+13 (17:17 UTC), 248 km (154 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-07 17:17:04 UTC
- Depth
- 247.7 km (153.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.919° S, 176.647° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 27°
- Stations used
- 132
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cbv8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.