M5.0 earthquake 149 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 149 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 6:53 AM GMT+13 (17:53 UTC), 199 km (123 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-12 17:53:44 UTC
- Depth
- 198.7 km (123.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.652° S, 175.399° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0152 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2878 days ago · 258 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.994 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2857 days ago · 230 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.3192 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2855 days ago · 233 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5214 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 2849 days ago · 288 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.3125 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2848 days ago · 250 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.3143 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2836 days ago · 221 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hqvr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.