Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 177 km E of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 177 km E of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 7:31 AM GMT+13 (18:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-11 18:31:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.731° S, 172.663° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2133 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 5.5127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.5189 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.7104 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.7131 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.4147 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2382 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.6151 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2372 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.1113 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2371 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 5.2129 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.8159 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.2160 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.6148 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.5148 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.5172 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 4.7154 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.4146 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.9145 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2359 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.7171 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2357 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.3166 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2357 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.6185 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2357 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.5198 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2357 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 4.7198 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2356 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 5.0120 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2352 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 4.7156 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2348 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.7Tonga · 2346 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.6110 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2396 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.7129 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.6127 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2403 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 5.1136 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2406 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.7117 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.6120 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2416 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.8140 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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