M4.9 earthquake 133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 8:54 AM GMT-12 (20:54 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 152 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-10 20:54:12 UTC
- Depth
- 133.6 km (83.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.107° S, 174.153° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 61
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.377 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2147 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.996 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2140 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.7100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2139 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.695 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2134 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.693 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2134 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.6136 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2131 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.0142 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.6125 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2129 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.9152 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.3135 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2115 days ago · 84 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.3139 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2108 days ago · 549 km deep · 41 km away
Before
- 4.2106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2165 days ago · 141 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.665 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2170 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.1111 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2175 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.8148 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2176 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.770 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2179 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cd45. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.