Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 49 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 49 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 11:58 PM GMT+13 (10:58 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 87 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-14 10:58:52 UTC
Depth
88.4 km (54.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.516° S, 173.687° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.393 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.654 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2355 days ago · 76 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.587 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.669 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.666 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2341 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 161 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.788 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 5.4125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  9. 5.787 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 5.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2330 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 5.125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2325 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.7109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.6110 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2322 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.711 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2316 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.670 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.819 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 5.295 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2368 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2374 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.484 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.917 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2384 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000912s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.