M4.5 earthquake 58 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 58 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 6:47 AM GMT+13 (17:47 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 120 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-03 17:47:50 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.834° S, 175.137° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 196°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3120 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2312 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
- 4.883 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2287 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.6128 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2284 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3103 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2253 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.6100 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2253 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aa4r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.