X
First to report: GFZ after 11 minutes.
4 May 20:05: Magnitude recalculated from 5.5 to 5.6. Epicenter location corrected by 7.4 km (4.6 mi) towards W.
4 May 21:25: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.7.
Update Tue, 4 May 2021, 20:09
Significant magnitude 5.6 earthquake 117 km southeast of Pangai, Tonga
5.6 quake 5 May 8:51 am (GMT +13)
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Pangai, Ha'apai, Tonga, was reported only 17 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Wednesday 5 May 2021 at 8:51 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.