Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 166 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 166 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 9:47 AM GMT-12 (21:47 UTC), 231 km (144 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 148 km N of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-11 21:47:25 UTC
Depth
231.1 km (143.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.498° S, 174.998° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9150 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2281 days ago · 193 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3158 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2268 days ago · 233 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.3180 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2264 days ago · 262 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.2148 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2250 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.5141 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2250 days ago · 151 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.5112 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2309 days ago · 149 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.4139 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2318 days ago · 230 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.3123 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ae5v. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.