M4.2 earthquake 284 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 284 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 2:58 AM GMT+13 (13:58 UTC), 160 km (100 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-13 13:58:38 UTC
- Depth
- 160.5 km (99.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.843° S, 177.290° 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 20.5 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 180°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c8tj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.