M4.7 earthquake 113 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 113 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Oct 1, 2024, 9:38 PM GMT+13 (08:38 UTC), 161 km (100 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-01 08:38:37 UTC
- Depth
- 160.8 km (99.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.951° S, 175.432° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.684 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 731 days ago · 110 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.8105 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 695 days ago · 143 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.6134 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 694 days ago · 207 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nhel. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.