Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 295 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 295 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 11:12 PM GMT+13 (10:12 UTC), 303 km (189 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-05 10:12:39 UTC
Depth
303.4 km (188.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.073° S, 177.062° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2301 days ago · 546 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.6276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2297 days ago · 555 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 565 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 623 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.1287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2275 days ago · 541 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2272 days ago · 332 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.1222 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2272 days ago · 305 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 563 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 623 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 598 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 622 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 628 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.2253 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 560 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 612 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 529 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2310 days ago · 574 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 614 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2332 days ago · 580 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aa3k. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.