M4.9 earthquake 109 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 109 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Feb 5, 2020, 4:00 AM GMT+13 (15:00 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-04 15:00:09 UTC
- Depth
- 92.0 km (57.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.828° S, 174.563° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 51
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.790 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2427 days ago · 77 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.693 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2419 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.7136 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2419 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.286 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5146 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2406 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5134 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2405 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.334 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2401 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.3150 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2397 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007pfh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.