Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 138 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 138 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 4:44 AM GMT+14 (14:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-12-13 14:44:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.830° S, 173.231° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2098 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.6108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.450 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2082 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.983 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.663 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2073 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.572 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.696 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.668 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.2103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2128 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.7101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1132 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2132 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2135 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.6112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cqte. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.