M4.6 earthquake 207 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 207 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 12:59 PM GMT-11 (23:59 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-04 23:59:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.084° S, 172.109° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.0199 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.4202 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.9187 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.4207 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2187 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2467 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2481 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700071qi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.