Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 81 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 81 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 5:17 AM GMT+13 (16:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 76 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-05 16:17:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.353° S, 173.358° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
11

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2214 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.7109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2208 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.0121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2206 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.7106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2206 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.377 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2203 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2197 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 5.193 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2193 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.6140 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2191 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.668 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2175 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 5.976 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2167 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 9
  11. 4.783 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2167 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.284 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2223 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.570 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2229 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.679 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2229 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.686 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.771 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2231 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.6111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2239 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.831 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2239 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2240 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.5Tonga · 2242 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.4110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.4115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bl1d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.