Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 182 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 182 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 3:16 PM GMT+13 (02:16 UTC), 266 km (165 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 122 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-06-26 02:16:08 UTC
Depth
265.8 km (165.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.146° S, 175.941° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 14.8 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
29

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000epvt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.