M6.0 earthquake 97 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 97 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Apr 3, 1970, 7:52 PM GMT+13 (06:52 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1970-04-03 06:52:33 UTC
- Depth
- 23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.589° S, 173.900° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem796237. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.