M5.1 earthquake 83 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Jun 6, 1988, 11:43 PM GMT+13 (10:43 UTC), 38 km (24 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-06-06 10:43:52 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.343° S, 173.787° 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 2.1 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 usp0003gsc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.