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2020 Ovajo earthquake and tsunami
Torre O´Higgins conce.jpg
National bank of Zaralaja building in Gouveia following the earthquake.
UTC time2020-07-20 21:27:33
Local dateAugust 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)
Local time11:27:33 UTC+14:00
Duration4 Minutes
Magnitude7.6
Depth26 km (16 mi)
TypeMegathrust
Areas affectedZaralaja, Belmonte (shaking, tsunami)
Lumine Ocean (tsunami)
TsunamiUp to 7 m (23 ft) in Gouveia, Ovajo

The 2020 Gouveia earthquake and tsunami (Auratian: Terremoto y tsunami de Gouveia 2020) (Iustian: Terremoto e tsunami de Gouveia em 2020) was a magnitude 7.6 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Zaralaja that occurred at 11:27 ZST (21:27 UTC) on 20 August, 2020 with an epicenter west of Gouveia.