M4.9 earthquake 114 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 114 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 2:59 AM GMT+13 (13:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 62 km S 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
- 2022-07-14 13:59:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.761° S, 173.910° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 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 us7000hspf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.