Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 3:42 PM GMT+13 (02:42 UTC), 245 km (152 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-27 02:42:54 UTC
Depth
244.9 km (152.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.541° S, 176.913° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2404 days ago · 567 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2404 days ago · 521 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2399 days ago · 541 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.3191 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2399 days ago · 318 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 562 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.3275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2398 days ago · 545 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2397 days ago · 511 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 2394 days ago · 544 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.3296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2369 days ago · 555 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.2230 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2357 days ago · 570 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2356 days ago · 332 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2350 days ago · 624 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 471 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2416 days ago · 589 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2419 days ago · 535 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2435 days ago · 375 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2436 days ago · 581 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3283 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2437 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600089jp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.