M5.1 earthquake 103 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 103 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 8:28 PM GMT+13 (07:28 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
- 2024-04-30 07:28:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.192° S, 173.447° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.061 · 86 stations |
| 5.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
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 7.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 69
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.986 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 884 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.897 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 877 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.1126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mv4n (also filed as usauto6000mv4n). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.