M4.3 earthquake 162 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 162 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 10:34 PM GMT+13 (09:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-22 09:34:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.681° S, 173.428° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000csiz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.