M4.4 earthquake 117 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 117 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Jul 15, 1985, 10:15 AM GMT+13 (21:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 79 km S 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-14 21:15:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.431° S, 173.445° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gsw. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.