M4.6 earthquake 140 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, May 31, 2020, 11:36 AM GMT+13 (22:36 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-30 22:36:59 UTC
- Depth
- 199.5 km (123.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.159° S, 175.499° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 61
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3129 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 208 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.5173 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.1198 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 273 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a2vi. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.