Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 110 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 110 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 2:50 PM GMT+13 (01:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-02 01:50:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.643° S, 173.757° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
120

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.699 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 3085 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.487 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 3085 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.6103 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 3073 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3101 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3071 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 5.0120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3070 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 5.5121 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3064 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.9102 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 3064 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.677 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 3059 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 5.6104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3058 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.0118 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3058 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.796 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3057 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.6125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3046 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.2146 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3113 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.5110 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3129 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dcae. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.