Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 28 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 2:34 AM GMT+14 (12:34 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-06 12:34:47 UTC
Depth
115.9 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.805° S, 174.013° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1115 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2451 days ago · 295 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.797 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.536 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2446 days ago · 108 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.4101 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2442 days ago · 166 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.678 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2438 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.657 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2425 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.481 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2420 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.683 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.589 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.399 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.695 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3110 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2401 days ago · 269 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.58 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2400 days ago · 112 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.575 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2472 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.679 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2474 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4118 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2478 days ago · 178 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.699 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2484 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007bgr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.