M4.8 earthquake 214 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 214 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 8:55 PM GMT+13 (07:55 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-20 07:55:59 UTC
- Depth
- 52.4 km (32.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.920° S, 176.150° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3219 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2459 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.8161 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2452 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006wzd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.