M6.0 earthquake 65 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 65 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 12:30 PM GMT+13 (23:30 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mb, body-wave), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-08-25 23:30:51 UTC
- Depth
- 99.3 km (61.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.767° S, 174.981° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 1
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 6.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Landslide alert
- Green
- Liquefaction alert
- Green
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.0 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 111
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.392 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 769 days ago · 101 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.595 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 769 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.4118 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 741 days ago · 171 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.121 km N of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 732 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
- 4.7113 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 732 days ago · 161 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.684 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 729 days ago · 110 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000n9dz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.