M4.5 earthquake 158 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 158 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 11:08 AM GMT+13 (22:08 UTC), 267 km (166 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 151 km W 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-27 22:08:02 UTC
- Depth
- 266.6 km (165.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.687° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9151 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2351 days ago · 226 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.991 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008kaf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.