Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 77 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 77 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 13, 2020, 9:15 PM GMT+14 (07:15 UTC), 110 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 17 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-13 07:15:35 UTC
Depth
110.4 km (68.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.514° S, 174.237° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.4 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.917 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.996 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2142 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.7100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2141 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.695 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2136 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.693 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2135 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.136 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3135 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2117 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.313 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2105 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.6120 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2090 days ago · 148 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.9133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2151 days ago · 134 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.2106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2167 days ago · 141 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.665 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2171 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.1111 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2176 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.8148 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.8108 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.5110 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cg6v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.