M5.4 earthquake 149 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 149 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Jul 11, 1986, 7:35 AM GMT+13 (18:35 UTC), 233 km (145 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
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-10 18:35:04 UTC
- Depth
- 232.9 km (144.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.895° S, 175.776° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9166 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 14673 days ago · 237 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.984 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 14643 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vws (also filed as gcmtb071086b, gcmt19860710183504, iscgem490458). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.