M5.1 earthquake 87 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Aug 24, 2022, 5:29 AM GMT+13 (16:29 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-08-23 16:29:43 UTC
- Depth
- 17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.485° S, 173.914° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000id52. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.