M5.1 earthquake 48 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 48 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 4:24 PM GMT+13 (03:24 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-12-12 03:24:26 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.176° S, 174.088° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5144 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2815 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.868 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 2807 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000isp1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.