M4.6 earthquake 35 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Nov 4, 2016, 2:32 PM GMT+13 (01:32 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 91 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-04 01:32:43 UTC
- Depth
- 57.2 km (35.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.102° S, 174.513° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000740d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.