M5.2 earthquake 62 km S of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 62 km S of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Aug 9, 2022, 7:05 AM GMT+13 (18:05 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-08-08 18:05:34 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.381° S, 174.349° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i953. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.