Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 140 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 7:36 PM GMT+14 (05:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 83 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

Apia forecastMore in Tonga

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-02 05:36:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.749° S, 173.388° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
118°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.668 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2174 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 5.976 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2167 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.783 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2167 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2156 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 6.283 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2154 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 13
  6. 4.6112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.4129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2135 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.7101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 5.193 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2192 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2197 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.7106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2205 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.0121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2205 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.7109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2207 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.4123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2214 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.181 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2216 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c6pa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.