M4.5 earthquake 153 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 153 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Aug 27, 1976, 6:11 PM GMT+13 (05:11 UTC), 272 km (169 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-27 05:11:49 UTC
- Depth
- 272.0 km (169.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.567° S, 175.799° 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.
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j2d. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.