M5.0 earthquake 199 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 199 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Mar 22, 2020, 10:34 AM GMT-12 (22:34 UTC), 314 km (195 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-22 22:34:14 UTC
- Depth
- 313.6 km (194.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.799° S, 175.446° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 145
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3122 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2377 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4212 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2353 days ago · 308 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008e90. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.