M4.6 earthquake 41 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 41 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, May 15, 2020, 7:55 PM GMT+13 (06:55 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 91 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-15 06:55:14 UTC
- Depth
- 18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.897° S, 174.275° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009n5w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.