M4.6 earthquake 54 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 54 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 10:04 PM GMT+13 (09:04 UTC), 142 km (88 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-01 09:04:30 UTC
- Depth
- 142.2 km (88.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.848° S, 174.878° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006pgf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.