Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 88 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 88 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 4:58 AM GMT+13 (15:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 141 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-07 15:58:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.353° S, 173.249° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.975 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.375 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.6118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.810 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.8119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2276 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.0133 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2275 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.556 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2274 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.593 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2274 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.5143 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2270 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 6.1141 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  11. 4.9129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.4155 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.3140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.399 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2264 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.692 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.4112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.424 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.6113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.2138 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.6111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.3135 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2250 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.819 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.670 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.711 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2315 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.6110 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2322 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.7109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 5.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 5.787 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aaqr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.