M4.6 earthquake 141 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 141 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jan 5, 2020, 2:14 AM GMT+14 (12:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 133 km E of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-04 12:14:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.792° S, 172.793° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8133 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8105 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700071q7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.