M4.6 earthquake 131 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 131 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, May 24, 2018, 5:03 AM GMT+13 (16:03 UTC), 212 km (132 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-23 16:03:43 UTC
- Depth
- 212.1 km (131.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.615° S, 175.225° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 36
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.967 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3048 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 4.941 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3039 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.346 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3037 days ago · 166 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5129 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3022 days ago · 241 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.1143 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3018 days ago · 233 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.860 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3015 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ec2s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.