Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 101 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 101 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 11:07 AM GMT+14 (21:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 171 km E of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-14 21:07:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.865° S, 172.853° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0171 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2388 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 9
  2. 4.917 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2383 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2373 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 5.295 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.249 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 5.393 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.587 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.2107 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2347 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.669 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2343 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.666 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 161 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.788 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 5.4125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.7104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2395 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.8105 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.8133 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008hq0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.