M6.0 earthquake 94 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 94 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Nov 19, 1964, 11:21 AM GMT+13 (22:21 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 96 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-11-18 22:21:01 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.553° S, 173.906° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 1 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 iscgem862826. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.