M5.2 earthquake 150 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 150 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 3:07 AM GMT+13 (14:07 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-24 14:07:35 UTC
- Depth
- 64.8 km (40.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.176° S, 176.184° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2188 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2121 days ago · 122 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5176 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2112 days ago · 137 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000crzj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.