M4.4 earthquake 93 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 93 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 10:30 AM GMT+13 (21:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-08-07 21:30:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.466° S, 173.124° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.482 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.4101 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2233 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.2144 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2204 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000be07. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.