M5.1 earthquake 148 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 148 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Jun 7, 1977, 1:46 AM GMT+13 (12:46 UTC), 253 km (157 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-06-06 12:46:11 UTC
- Depth
- 253.0 km (157.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.240° S, 175.637° 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
- 96
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6134 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 17997 days ago · 137 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9173 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 17988 days ago · 276 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.181 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 17952 days ago · 129 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p6b (also filed as gcmtb060677b, gcmt19770606124611, iscgem696933). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.