M5.2 earthquake 18 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 6:46 PM GMT+13 (05:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-30 05:46:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.492° S, 173.932° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.06 · 90 stations |
| 5.1 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
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 10.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 99
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.994 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2859 days ago · 230 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.766 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2848 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 4.894 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2830 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.2113 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2825 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.990 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2825 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.666 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2812 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hy7u (also filed as iscgem614400076). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.