M4.3 earthquake 129 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 129 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 12:13 AM GMT+13 (11:13 UTC), 208 km (129 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 150 km NW 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
- 2020-06-04 11:13:51 UTC
- Depth
- 207.7 km (129.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.563° S, 175.204° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 38
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5173 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.9150 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2281 days ago · 193 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a9w6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.