M4.7 earthquake 151 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 151 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Feb 16, 2015, 5:00 AM GMT+13 (16:00 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2015-02-15 16:00:37 UTC
- Depth
- 164.3 km (102.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.420° S, 175.740° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4101 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 4219 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.471 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 4218 days ago · 243 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7107 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 4213 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tpj9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.