M4.8 earthquake 97 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 97 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, May 11, 2024, 3:19 AM GMT+13 (14:19 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-05-10 14:19:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.467° S, 173.725° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 860 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4109 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.1126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 821 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mxqn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.