M4.5 earthquake 67 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 67 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Jun 24, 1988, 12:38 AM GMT+13 (11:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-06-23 11:38:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.974° S, 173.730° 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.
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- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003h79. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.