Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 93 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 1:41 PM GMT+14 (23:41 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 98 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-26 23:41:03 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.762° S, 173.543° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.136 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2129 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 5.198 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.9162 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3135 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2116 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.3139 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2109 days ago · 549 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.313 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2104 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.6120 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2089 days ago · 148 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.8143 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2074 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.695 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2135 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.478 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2136 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.7100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2140 days ago · 83 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.996 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2141 days ago · 84 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.699 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2144 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.917 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2145 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.377 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2148 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.3109 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2150 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.9133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2150 days ago · 134 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cl7h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.