M4.5 earthquake 114 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 114 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Dec 17, 2022, 12:55 PM GMT+13 (23:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 85 km E 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-16 23:55:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.765° S, 173.916° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.378 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1380 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.8127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3110 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1363 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.085 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1352 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0102 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1349 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.2134 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1348 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000java. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.