M4.3 earthquake 99 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 99 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:14 PM GMT+14 (02:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 93 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-26 02:14:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.081° S, 173.571° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.695 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.7104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2395 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.484 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2373 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.295 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.249 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.393 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2359 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.654 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.587 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600089hk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.