M5.4 earthquake 63 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 63 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 7:26 PM GMT+13 (06:26 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mwb, body-wave moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-02-26 06:26:52 UTC
- Depth
- 8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.982° S, 173.775° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.041 · 57 stations |
| 5.36 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.4 Mwb
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 246°, dip 40°, rake -66°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 36°, dip 54°, rake -109°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.3 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 33°
- Stations used
- 258
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ttbc (also filed as iscgem606750542). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.