M4.2 earthquake 171 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 171 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, May 26, 2007, 4:32 PM GMT+13 (03:32 UTC), 186 km (115 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 179 km WNW 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-26 03:32:46 UTC
- Depth
- 185.6 km (115.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.140° S, 175.830° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fcrv. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6179 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7063 days ago · 173 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1193 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7049 days ago · 500 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6152 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7026 days ago · 189 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcrv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.