M4.8 earthquake 77 km E of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 77 km E of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Jul 10, 2020, 10:23 AM GMT+13 (21:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 83 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-07-09 21:23:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.774° S, 173.618° 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, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.783 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
- 4.482 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4101 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2233 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000al3l. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.