M4.9 earthquake 86 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, May 4, 2024, 5:32 PM GMT+13 (04:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, 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
- 2024-05-04 04:32:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.316° S, 173.722° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.897 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 878 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.0130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 861 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4109 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 845 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.1126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 832 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mw9n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.