M4.4 earthquake 118 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 118 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Nov 10, 1979, 11:09 PM GMT+13 (10:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 90 km SE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-10 10:09:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.404° S, 173.410° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013y8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.