M4.7 earthquake 10 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Nov 3, 2014, 12:08 PM GMT+13 (23:08 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 82 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-11-02 23:08:20 UTC
- Depth
- 41.9 km (26.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.838° S, 174.456° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.882 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 4316 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8102 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 4312 days ago · 230 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000stk7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.