Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 104 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Jun 17, 2015, 6:07 AM GMT+13 (17:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 75 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-06-16 17:07:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.660° S, 173.908° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4120 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 5.285 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4115 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.682 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 4112 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 5.875 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.969 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.880 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 5.1102 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.4100 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4108 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.073 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 4089 days ago · 430 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 5.096 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 4133 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002mkx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.