Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 47 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 5:48 PM GMT+13 (04:48 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 144 km S of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-17 04:48:19 UTC
Depth
53.3 km (33.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.383° S, 173.776° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.975 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.375 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.810 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2278 days ago · 108 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 5.1144 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2273 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.696 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.692 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.424 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 115 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.3112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 135 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 5.0100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.550 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2251 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.678 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2243 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.831 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2239 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.957 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2301 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.350 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 124 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.6106 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.819 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.670 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.711 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2315 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 5.125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ahth. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.