M4.1 earthquake 256 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 256 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 10:45 AM GMT-12 (22:45 UTC), 375 km (233 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-08-02 22:45:29 UTC
- Depth
- 375.1 km (233.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.154° S, 176.189° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bai0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.