M4.1 earthquake 162 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 162 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, May 24, 2020, 3:23 AM GMT-12 (15:23 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 128 km W 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-24 15:23:14 UTC
- Depth
- 585.6 km (363.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.052° S, 175.309° 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 17.0 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3215 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2319 days ago · 362 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.396 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2317 days ago · 260 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.6128 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2297 days ago · 282 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.1112 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2289 days ago · 290 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.3121 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2288 days ago · 302 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.8165 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a3la. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.