M4.6 earthquake 179 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 179 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 4:00 AM GMT+13 (15:00 UTC), 240 km (149 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-19 15:00:19 UTC
- Depth
- 240.5 km (149.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.474° S, 176.031° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 39°
- Stations used
- 161
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2153 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 3818 days ago · 185 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.3128 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3812 days ago · 230 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3132 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3808 days ago · 217 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.2257 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3807 days ago · 634 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.4107 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 3789 days ago · 127 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3122 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 3782 days ago · 203 km deep · 72 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005jtr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.