M4.9 earthquake 98 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 98 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Dec 7, 2022, 9:58 AM GMT+13 (20:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 102 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-06 20:58:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.338° S, 173.587° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5114 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.815 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 1369 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.0102 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1350 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.2134 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1349 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j7fn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.