M4.3 earthquake 150 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 150 km NW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 11:14 AM GMT+13 (22:14 UTC), 244 km (151 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 67 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-13 22:14:36 UTC
- Depth
- 243.7 km (151.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.903° S, 175.416° 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, 13.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2139 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3086 days ago · 263 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.4144 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3079 days ago · 256 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6131 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3053 days ago · 212 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.967 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3048 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dnm2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.