Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 69 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 69 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, May 2, 2020, 7:17 AM GMT+13 (18:17 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-05-01 18:17:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.669° S, 173.217° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.666 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 161 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.788 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 5.4125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  5. 5.787 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 5.125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.7109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.6110 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2322 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.711 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2315 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.670 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.819 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2306 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.747 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2297 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.975 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 5.4123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.7134 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.375 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 5.2107 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2347 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.587 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.654 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 5.393 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.249 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 5.295 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2373 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009b54. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.