M5.1 earthquake 120 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 120 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 3:28 PM GMT+13 (02:28 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2023-04-23 02:28:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.740° S, 173.749° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1235 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.4130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.5127 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1215 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k6hc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.