M4.4 earthquake 188 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 188 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 9:31 AM GMT+13 (20:31 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 158 km W of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-19 20:31:07 UTC
- Depth
- 201.2 km (125.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.612° S, 175.767° 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, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2124 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2416 days ago · 241 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3133 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2395 days ago · 226 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5158 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2380 days ago · 267 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600084k7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.