Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 5:36 PM GMT+14 (03:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-11 03:36:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.227° S, 173.176° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5101 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2391 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.484 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2373 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 5.295 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2368 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.249 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2361 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 5.393 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.654 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.587 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.669 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2343 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 161 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.788 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 5.4125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.695 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.399 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2409 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.589 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.683 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.481 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2421 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008gka. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.