M4.3 earthquake 134 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 134 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 1:26 AM GMT+13 (12:26 UTC), 224 km (139 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 130 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-02 12:26:33 UTC
- Depth
- 223.9 km (139.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.512° S, 175.600° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8130 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2215 days ago · 207 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.3142 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 2204 days ago · 172 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.1138 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2197 days ago · 494 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.1157 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 2184 days ago · 204 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bjnf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.