M4.4 earthquake 129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Nov 26, 2020, 6:14 AM GMT+14 (16:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 103 km NE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-25 16:14:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.007° S, 173.092° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1132 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2133 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.7101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.2103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2129 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
- 4.668 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.9138 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.6110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2098 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.6108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.450 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2082 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.983 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.586 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cket. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.