Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 265 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 265 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 13, 2020, 3:21 PM GMT-12 (03:21 UTC), 372 km (231 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-14 03:21:08 UTC
Depth
371.8 km (231.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
16.322° S, 176.250° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
29

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3215 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2320 days ago · 362 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.9263 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2302 days ago · 364 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009miw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.