M4.5 earthquake 201 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 201 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Apr 2, 2019, 12:00 AM GMT+13 (11:00 UTC), 290 km (180 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-01 11:00:40 UTC
- Depth
- 289.9 km (180.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.308° S, 176.201° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 32
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k8h0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.