M4.9 earthquake 70 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 3:04 PM GMT+13 (02:04 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-27 02:04:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.201° S, 173.824° 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
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 160°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 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 us600089jl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.