M4.6 earthquake 84 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 10:15 AM GMT+13 (21:15 UTC), 110 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 105 km NNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-04 21:15:11 UTC
- Depth
- 110.3 km (68.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.935° S, 175.147° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8105 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 693 days ago · 143 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6134 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 692 days ago · 207 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.6132 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 672 days ago · 224 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nwlr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.