Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 138 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 138 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jul 27, 2020, 3:21 AM GMT+13 (14:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-07-26 14:21:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.287° S, 172.705° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2252 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.3135 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2250 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.4115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.4110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2242 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2239 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.6111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2236 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2223 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.181 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2216 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 5.4123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2214 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.7109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2207 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.0121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2205 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.7106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2205 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.6113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.4112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.692 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.399 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.3140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.4155 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.9129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 6.1141 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  9. 4.5143 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2270 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.4119 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2272 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.593 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2275 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.0133 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2276 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.8119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2276 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.6118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2278 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b6t1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.