M4.7 earthquake 202 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 202 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 7:51 PM GMT+13 (06:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-22 06:51:06 UTC
- Depth
- 9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.287° S, 176.198° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 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 us6000jb0w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.