M5.4 earthquake 65 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 65 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, Jul 1, 1979, 10:07 PM GMT+13 (09:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-01 09:07:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.258° S, 174.149° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Tonga · 17235 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.683 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 17232 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.09 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 17208 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.349 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 17207 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011nd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.