M4.5 earthquake 129 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 129 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Nov 20, 2014, 7:33 PM GMT+13 (06:33 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 121 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-11-20 06:33:00 UTC
- Depth
- 132.4 km (82.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.461° S, 175.529° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.882 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 4316 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.8102 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 4312 days ago · 230 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.2121 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4309 days ago · 198 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.280 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 4288 days ago · 137 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.4149 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 4280 days ago · 205 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t3qb. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.