M4.4 earthquake 57 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, May 14, 2018, 7:25 PM GMT+13 (06:25 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 131 km NE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-14 06:25:38 UTC
- Depth
- 119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.305° S, 173.571° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5131 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3055 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.4113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 167 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.941 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3039 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.346 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3038 days ago · 166 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.688 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3034 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e7xv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.