M4.6 earthquake 152 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 152 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Jan 2, 2018, 6:16 PM GMT+13 (05:16 UTC), 244 km (151 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
- 2018-01-02 05:16:57 UTC
- Depth
- 243.6 km (151.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.184° S, 175.345° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 84
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3155 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3191 days ago · 193 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.6158 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3168 days ago · 173 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.2139 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.4155 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 3153 days ago · 193 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.6157 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3136 days ago · 220 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.3155 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 3135 days ago · 283 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000byx7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.