M4.7 earthquake 128 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 128 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 2:09 PM GMT+13 (01:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 133 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-26 01:09:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.360° S, 173.275° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.490 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2694 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.7155 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2686 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.0133 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.8144 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.8112 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2664 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003hip. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.