M5.2 earthquake 111 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 111 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Dec 6, 2020, 7:41 PM GMT+13 (06:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-06 06:41:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.941° S, 172.971° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.086 · 13 stations |
| 5.2 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
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 8.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 69
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6122 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2124 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.6134 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2111 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.1127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cnkq (also filed as usauto7000cnkq, iscgem619578327). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.