Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 134 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 134 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 7:37 PM GMT+13 (06:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 117 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-31 06:37:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.922° S, 172.742° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8140 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2417 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.6120 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2416 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 5.7117 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.1136 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2406 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.6127 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2403 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.7129 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.6110 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2395 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.1177 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 5.2133 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 5.5127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.7104 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.7131 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.4147 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2382 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.7175 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 5.0199 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4202 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.9187 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007l51. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.