M5.3 earthquake 150 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 150 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Apr 20, 2018, 12:59 PM GMT+13 (23:59 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
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-19 23:59:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.650° S, 174.578° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 38°
- Stations used
- 225
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3058 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.886 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3053 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dnyd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.