Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 98 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 98 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 4:29 AM GMT+14 (14:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-13 14:29:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.641° S, 173.211° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9162 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.313 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2105 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.6120 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2089 days ago · 148 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.586 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.9114 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.9180 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.860 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2062 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.136 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.693 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2135 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.695 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2136 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.478 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2137 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.7100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2141 days ago · 83 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.996 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2141 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.699 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2144 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.917 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cqt1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.