Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 173 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 173 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 11:03 AM GMT+13 (22:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 147 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-29 22:03:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.898° S, 175.048° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1156 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.8186 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4202 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.5173 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.7236 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2838 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 5.1210 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.7219 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.9217 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.9210 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.8220 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.9262 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2833 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.5140 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2821 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 5.1161 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 5.2147 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2807 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.7130 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2874 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.8130 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2875 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 5.0149 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2881 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.6159 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2885 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 5.5Tonga region · 2886 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.7178 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2888 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000i2u2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.