M4.6 earthquake 124 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 124 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Apr 4, 2018, 7:55 AM GMT+13 (18:55 UTC), 149 km (92 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2018-04-03 18:55:02 UTC
- Depth
- 148.6 km (92.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.346° S, 176.397° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 132
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ddtd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.