M4.4 earthquake 49 km NE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 49 km NE of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, Dec 6, 2020, 11:57 AM GMT+13 (22:57 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 117 km E 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-05 22:57:53 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.529° S, 173.990° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1117 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2085 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.180 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cnhz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.