M4.8 earthquake 127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Dec 24, 2022, 4:25 AM GMT+13 (15:25 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-23 15:25:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.428° S, 173.318° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0102 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1350 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2134 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1349 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7116 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jbb0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.