Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 62 km NE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 62 km NE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 7:57 AM GMT+13 (18:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2020-10-20 18:57:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.372° S, 173.988° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
121

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.391 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2159 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.478 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2140 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.576 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.449 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 2124 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Tonga · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.863 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.464 km S of Neiafu, Tonga · 2183 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.673 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 2184 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.948 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 2185 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.945 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga · 2188 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.661 km S of Neiafu, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.458 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.463 km SSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.634 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.247 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.747 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.656 km N of Pangai, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.459 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 6.439 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 9 · tsunami flag

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ca8i (also filed as iscgem619500282). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.