M4.8 earthquake 86 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 86 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, May 25, 2018, 6:06 AM GMT+13 (17:06 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 141 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-24 17:06:21 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.117° S, 174.905° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4116 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3025 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.6141 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3024 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.4140 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3022 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.266 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3003 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ee4i. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.