Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in Tonga on Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 3:08 AM GMT+13 (14:08 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 79 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

Apia forecastMore in Tonga

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-11 14:08:35 UTC
Depth
103.6 km (64.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.398° S, 173.911° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2239 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.831 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2239 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.6111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2236 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.5108 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.679 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2223 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.181 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2216 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.7109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2207 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.0121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2205 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.7106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2205 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.3108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2197 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 5.193 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2192 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.6140 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2190 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.4110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2242 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.4115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.5142 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2247 days ago · 268 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3135 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2250 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.550 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2251 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.6111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2252 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.2107 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 277 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.6113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2261 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.424 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.4112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.8124 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.6134 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2264 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.9116 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2264 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.399 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bg1f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.