Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 5, 2020, 9:22 PM GMT+13 (08:22 UTC), 161 km (100 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-05 08:22:43 UTC
Depth
160.6 km (99.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.349° S, 173.133° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 19.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.788 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.4125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  3. 5.787 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 5.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2330 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2325 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.7109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.6110 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2322 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.711 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2316 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.670 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.975 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.375 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2287 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.666 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2341 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.669 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.587 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2350 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.654 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2355 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 5.393 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.249 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2361 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 5.295 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2368 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009es2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.