M5.0 earthquake 127 km E of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 127 km E of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 5:52 PM GMT+13 (04:52 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
- 5.0 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-23 04:52:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.043° S, 173.159° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.086 · 13 stations |
| 5.05 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 5.0 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 34°, dip 28°, rake 121°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 180°, dip 66°, rake 75°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 41°
- Stations used
- 108
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7128 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2718 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.490 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2694 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.7155 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2686 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.7125 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2686 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8112 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2664 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003aix (also filed as iscgem615413288). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.