M4.1 earthquake 117 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 117 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Sep 14, 2019, 6:53 AM GMT+13 (17:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 122 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-13 17:53:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.697° S, 173.733° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.484 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5114 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2556 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.8105 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2555 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.483 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2549 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.8118 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2547 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.1122 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.0113 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2544 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.179 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2522 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60005ld7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.