M4.9 earthquake 41 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 41 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jun 7, 2018, 3:44 PM GMT+13 (02:44 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-07 02:44:04 UTC
- Depth
- 58.1 km (36.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.696° S, 174.376° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.346 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3037 days ago · 166 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.688 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3034 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.860 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3015 days ago · 111 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.4101 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2990 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.694 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2982 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ek85. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.