M4.4 earthquake 170 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 170 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 2:20 PM GMT+13 (01:20 UTC), 218 km (136 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 152 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-17 01:20:55 UTC
- Depth
- 218.4 km (135.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.075° S, 175.481° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4119 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 252 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.6136 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.296 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.9152 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 4.3161 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 2148 days ago · 212 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6125 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2149 days ago · 261 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6124 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2150 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.083 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2161 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.3159 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2169 days ago · 210 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cqrs. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.