M4.2 earthquake 253 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 253 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Jul 27, 2020, 2:13 AM GMT+13 (13:13 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-07-26 13:13:48 UTC
- Depth
- 559.7 km (347.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.123° S, 176.651° 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 18.1 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 612 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.1198 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2252 days ago · 273 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.1267 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2234 days ago · 550 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 565 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 533 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 585 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b6sy. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.