M4.5 earthquake 112 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 112 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 12:36 AM GMT+13 (11:36 UTC), 149 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 148 km N 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-05 11:36:18 UTC
- Depth
- 149.1 km (92.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.724° S, 174.423° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2166 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2302 days ago · 231 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.9150 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2281 days ago · 193 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 5.1144 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2274 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.3158 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2268 days ago · 233 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.3180 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2264 days ago · 262 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.3112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 135 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.2148 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2250 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.5141 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2250 days ago · 151 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a6g4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.