M4.9 earthquake 105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, May 17, 2023, 2:53 AM GMT+13 (13:53 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-05-16 13:53:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.662° S, 173.887° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 47
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5127 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1215 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kca2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.