M4.3 earthquake 80 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 80 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 6:42 PM GMT+13 (05:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 175 km NE 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-27 05:42:25 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.060° S, 173.542° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2115 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9160 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2109 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.3139 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2107 days ago · 549 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000clpm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC.