M4.9 earthquake 22 km NE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Sep 11, 1979, 1:33 AM GMT+13 (12:33 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-10 12:33:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.652° S, 174.232° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.968 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 17162 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.490 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 17148 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012vw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.