M4.2 earthquake 183 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 183 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 12:29 AM GMT+13 (11:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 202 km E 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-24 11:29:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.094° S, 172.089° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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
- 4.9202 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2285 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.4119 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2272 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.692 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000afqm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.