M4.3 earthquake 161 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 161 km NW of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Nov 12, 2020, 6:17 AM GMT+13 (17:17 UTC), 212 km (132 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 135 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-11 17:17:49 UTC
- Depth
- 211.6 km (131.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.847° S, 175.510° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cfma. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.