M5.0 earthquake 83 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 83 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 7:45 AM GMT+13 (18:45 UTC), 79 km (49 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-29 18:45:26 UTC
- Depth
- 78.7 km (48.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.225° S, 174.633° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6124 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2151 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.6125 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2150 days ago · 261 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.4170 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2144 days ago · 218 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4119 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2131 days ago · 252 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.6136 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2131 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.0142 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2131 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.296 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2131 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.6125 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2129 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.9152 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c7n8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.