Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 93 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 93 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 12:32 AM GMT+13 (11:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 127 km E of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-02 11:32:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.540° S, 173.514° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.672 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.436 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.634 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.9105 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 3682 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.3105 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 3680 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.6Tonga · 3674 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.497 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3673 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 5.0127 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 3673 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.882 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 3663 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.5131 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.339 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3652 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 5.576 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.8138 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3693 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.0134 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 3694 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ki0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.