M4.2 earthquake 257 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 257 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, May 2, 2016, 12:06 AM GMT+13 (11:06 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-01 11:06:34 UTC
- Depth
- 634.1 km (394.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.039° S, 176.667° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 20.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 168°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 604 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 570 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 525 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gcc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.