M4.3 earthquake 165 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 165 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Nov 18, 2018, 9:05 PM GMT+13 (08:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 138 km ESE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-18 08:05:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.537° S, 172.722° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0138 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2862 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.5122 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.9108 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 2823 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hvw8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.