M4.9 earthquake 107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, May 24, 2022, 4:37 PM GMT+13 (03:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 78 km SW 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-05-24 03:37:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.736° S, 174.040° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3101 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 1588 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.625 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1581 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.378 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 4.9114 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1540 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hc67. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.