Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 106 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 106 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 12:12 PM GMT+13 (23:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-06 23:12:59 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.779° S, 173.277° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.350 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.957 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2301 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.747 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2297 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.975 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.4123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.7134 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.375 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2287 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 5.1144 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2273 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.4119 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2272 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.696 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.692 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.424 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.3112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 5.0100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.819 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.670 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 5.125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2325 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a7at. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.