M4.6 earthquake 140 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 10:36 PM GMT+13 (09:36 UTC), 175 km (109 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
- 2020-03-19 09:36:18 UTC
- Depth
- 175.2 km (108.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.923° S, 175.688° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 41°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008c24. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.