M4.2 earthquake 148 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 148 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 3:24 AM GMT+13 (14:24 UTC), 219 km (136 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 100 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-12-19 14:24:33 UTC
- Depth
- 219.2 km (136.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.918° S, 175.161° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2154 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1013 days ago · 235 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.3191 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1012 days ago · 259 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3155 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 991 days ago · 230 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.253 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 984 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.1100 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 973 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.192 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 972 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2180 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 968 days ago · 214 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m16y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.