M5.0 earthquake 91 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 91 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 12:27 PM GMT+13 (23:27 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-06-04 23:27:25 UTC
- Depth
- 76.3 km (47.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.059° S, 175.192° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.350 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga · 2660 days ago · 139 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.581 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 2641 days ago · 186 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003yi0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.