Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 75 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 75 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jun 19, 2020, 4:41 PM GMT+13 (03:41 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
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-19 03:41:59 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.078° S, 173.098° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.7134 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.375 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.810 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.0133 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2275 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.593 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2274 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.4119 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2272 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.696 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.692 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.424 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.6113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.2138 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 5.0100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.831 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2238 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.885 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2236 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.747 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2297 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.957 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2301 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2306 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.350 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.6106 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.819 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.670 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.711 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2315 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.6110 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2322 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 5.125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aemn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.