M4.7 earthquake 134 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 134 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 11:39 PM GMT+13 (10:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 109 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-28 10:39:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.664° S, 174.729° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8155 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2438 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.9109 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2431 days ago · 92 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.790 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2427 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.693 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2419 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7136 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2419 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.5146 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2406 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5134 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2405 days ago · 120 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3150 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2397 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007k3x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.