M3.9 earthquake 263 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 263 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 8:35 PM GMT-12 (08:35 UTC), 364 km (226 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 256 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-12 08:35:53 UTC
- Depth
- 364.3 km (226.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.009° S, 176.260° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ae8t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.