M4.3 earthquake 34 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 8:13 PM GMT+13 (07:13 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 35 km E 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-05 07:13:07 UTC
- Depth
- 92.1 km (57.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.371° S, 173.850° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.635 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.651 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2356 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008d7q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.