Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 6:58 AM GMT+14 (16:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-29 16:58:08 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.086° S, 173.486° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.668 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2123 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.9138 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.6110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2099 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.6108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.450 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2084 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.983 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2083 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.526 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2082 days ago · 159 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.663 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2074 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.1132 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2134 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.4129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2137 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.6112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2142 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.917 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 6.283 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2155 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 13
  6. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cmne. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.