M4.9 earthquake 202 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 202 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 9:56 PM GMT+13 (08:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-29 08:56:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.872° S, 171.903° 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, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 123
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4119 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2272 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4155 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 2266 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ae74. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.