Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 161 km W of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 161 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 3:36 AM GMT+13 (14:36 UTC), 227 km (141 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 172 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-27 14:36:33 UTC
Depth
227.2 km (141.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.673° S, 175.892° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.1 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5172 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 5.7172 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 881 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.5104 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 878 days ago · 205 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.9200 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 874 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.5134 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 857 days ago · 261 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.6237 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 857 days ago · 282 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.3117 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 853 days ago · 213 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.8126 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 841 days ago · 143 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.3127 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 835 days ago · 188 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.5175 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 832 days ago · 220 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.1181 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 832 days ago · 246 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.391 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 889 days ago · 131 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.4172 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 892 days ago · 232 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.8136 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 905 days ago · 199 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.4175 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 909 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.6106 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 909 days ago · 239 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.5163 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.8165 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.4184 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 916 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.5186 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.6165 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.8161 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.8169 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 5.2164 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 5.3171 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.8155 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.5146 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mubd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.