M4.3 earthquake 121 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 121 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 8:32 AM GMT-12 (20:32 UTC), 302 km (187 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 165 km WNW 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-25 20:32:42 UTC
- Depth
- 301.7 km (187.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.199° S, 174.902° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 86
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8165 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2107 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 277 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.550 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2251 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ablh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.