M5.2 earthquake 51 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 51 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Mar 10, 2018, 7:58 AM GMT+13 (18:58 UTC), 81 km (51 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-03-09 18:58:48 UTC
- Depth
- 81.4 km (50.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.614° S, 174.467° 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, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1137 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3114 days ago · 226 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.2107 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3106 days ago · 180 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6143 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3105 days ago · 195 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.722 km S of Neiafu, Tonga · 3105 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
- 4.7133 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3094 days ago · 236 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4144 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3079 days ago · 256 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d5b0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.