M5.1 earthquake 131 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 131 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, May 10, 2017, 4:25 AM GMT+13 (15:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-09 15:25:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.404° S, 173.257° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 88
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.586 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.8101 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 3412 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7128 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3394 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6112 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 3386 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.279 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 3386 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.4132 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.9111 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 3375 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008qv9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.