M4.2 earthquake 118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 9:48 PM GMT+13 (08:48 UTC), 285 km (177 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 96 km W 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-14 08:48:50 UTC
- Depth
- 285.4 km (177.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.610° S, 174.846° 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, 6.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2193 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2322 days ago · 295 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.1162 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2320 days ago · 586 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.396 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2317 days ago · 260 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000912m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.