M4.5 earthquake 76 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 76 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Dec 3, 2020, 5:14 AM GMT+13 (16:14 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 111 km ESE 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-02 16:14:14 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.319° S, 173.794° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.449 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 2125 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.2111 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.1117 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cn2u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.