M4.6 earthquake 124 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 124 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 8:26 AM GMT+13 (19:26 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-09 19:26:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.962° S, 174.919° 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 17.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6125 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2150 days ago · 261 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.4170 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2143 days ago · 218 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.4119 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 252 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.6136 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.0142 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.296 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6125 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2129 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.9152 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.7204 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ce9m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.