M5.0 earthquake 68 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 68 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, May 31, 2007, 8:38 AM GMT+13 (19:38 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-30 19:38:01 UTC
- Depth
- 39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.388° S, 174.109° 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 usp000fd23. 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.316 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7044 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.465 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7010 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
Before
- 4.236 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7066 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.526 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7068 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.633 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7068 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
- 5.0131 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7087 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.489 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7089 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fd23. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.