M4.9 earthquake 151 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 151 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 4:01 PM GMT+13 (03:01 UTC), 226 km (140 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
- 2020-04-25 03:01:01 UTC
- Depth
- 226.0 km (140.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.686° S, 175.423° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 33°
- Stations used
- 82
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.991 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2328 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.4139 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2318 days ago · 230 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6140 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2315 days ago · 199 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.3129 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 208 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009c09. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.