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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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.
After
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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.