M4.9 earthquake 84 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, May 7, 2016, 5:29 PM GMT+13 (04:29 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-07 04:29:24 UTC
- Depth
- 97.6 km (60.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.032° S, 175.127° 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, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 34°
- Stations used
- 106
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4107 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 3789 days ago · 127 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3122 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 3782 days ago · 203 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005fnq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.