M5.0 earthquake 58 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 58 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Feb 1, 2020, 5:43 PM GMT+13 (04:43 UTC), 37 km (23 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
- 2020-02-01 04:43:50 UTC
- Depth
- 37.1 km (23.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.316° S, 174.550° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 46°
- Stations used
- 42
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007lys. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.