M4.6 earthquake 134 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 134 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 4:54 PM GMT+13 (03:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 52 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-24 03:54:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.817° S, 172.724° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.1144 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.352 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
- 5.393 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7143 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d2e9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.