M4.5 earthquake 203 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 203 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 6:27 AM GMT+13 (17:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 123 km ESE 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-05 17:27:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.920° S, 172.177° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7134 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2183 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2290 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aa3r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.