M4.3 earthquake 142 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 142 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Sep 7, 2016, 2:41 AM GMT+13 (13:41 UTC), 222 km (138 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-09-06 13:41:32 UTC
- Depth
- 222.0 km (137.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.334° S, 175.611° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006nzg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.