M4.7 earthquake 127 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 127 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, May 14, 2018, 3:59 PM GMT+13 (02:59 UTC), 205 km (127 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 67 km WNW of Neiafu, 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
- 2018-05-14 02:59:57 UTC
- Depth
- 204.6 km (127.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.872° S, 174.869° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6131 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3053 days ago · 212 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3051 days ago · 167 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.967 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3048 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 4.346 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3037 days ago · 166 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.688 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3034 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.6138 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3020 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.1143 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3018 days ago · 233 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.860 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3015 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e4gk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.