M4.8 earthquake 124 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 124 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 11:27 AM GMT+13 (22:27 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2018-11-27 22:27:11 UTC
- Depth
- 96.1 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.194° S, 175.717° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 53
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
- 4.3133 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2855 days ago · 190 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8184 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2832 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.6192 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2829 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.5140 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2821 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hyep. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.