M4.9 earthquake 43 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, Jun 19, 2022, 5:29 PM GMT+13 (04:29 UTC), 76 km (47 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-06-19 04:29:00 UTC
- Depth
- 76.3 km (47.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.923° S, 174.756° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.378 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
- 5.262 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 1515 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hihd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.