Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 78 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 78 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 1:43 PM GMT+13 (00:43 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-10 00:43:47 UTC
Depth
80.7 km (50.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.622° S, 174.052° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6153 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.546 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2221 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.5145 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.485 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2212 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4143 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2207 days ago · 131 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.462 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2202 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.4138 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2200 days ago · 213 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.5141 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2252 days ago · 151 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.2148 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2253 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.550 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 116 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 5.0100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2258 days ago · 135 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.424 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000besr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.