M4.9 earthquake 200 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 200 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, May 12, 2024, 12:49 AM GMT+13 (11:49 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
- 2024-05-11 11:49:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.276° S, 176.176° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6237 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 857 days ago · 282 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.3117 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 852 days ago · 213 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.8126 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 841 days ago · 143 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5175 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 832 days ago · 220 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.1181 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 832 days ago · 246 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mxy4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.