M4.3 earthquake 142 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 142 km NW of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 8:46 AM GMT+13 (19:46 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2020-09-15 19:46:08 UTC
- Depth
- 171.9 km (106.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.962° S, 175.365° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1138 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2197 days ago · 494 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.1157 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 2184 days ago · 204 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.3161 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 2147 days ago · 212 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bpuj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.