M4.9 earthquake 113 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 113 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Jun 2, 2018, 6:00 AM GMT+13 (17:00 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-01 17:00:37 UTC
- Depth
- 91.8 km (57.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.090° S, 175.395° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.661 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 3035 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5129 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3022 days ago · 241 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.558 km N of Kolonga, Tonga · 3015 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.5155 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3011 days ago · 248 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.563 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 3010 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000egua. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.