M4.6 earthquake 138 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 138 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 3:49 PM GMT-12 (03:49 UTC), 83 km (51 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2018-06-26 03:49:03 UTC
- Depth
- 82.5 km (51.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.482° S, 174.462° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1143 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3018 days ago · 233 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.682 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2978 days ago · 166 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.2111 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2975 days ago · 135 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000freh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.