M5.1 earthquake 130 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 130 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 7:07 PM GMT+13 (06:07 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-06-13 06:07:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.729° S, 173.563° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 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 us6000ab62. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.