Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 125 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 125 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 6:46 PM GMT-12 (06:46 UTC), 296 km (184 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 78 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-25 06:46:34 UTC
Depth
295.7 km (183.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.003° S, 174.968° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
43

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.678 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2438 days ago · 129 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.2Tonga · 2436 days ago · 262 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6Tonga · 2432 days ago · 306 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.3110 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2401 days ago · 269 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.3203 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2390 days ago · 301 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.4101 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2442 days ago · 166 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.536 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2446 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.1115 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2451 days ago · 295 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.2Tonga · 2460 days ago · 260 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007fic. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.