M4.9 earthquake 80 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 11:29 PM GMT+13 (10:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 48 km SE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-30 10:29:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.001° S, 173.610° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.328 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 2852 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.148 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2847 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9108 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 2819 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.5144 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2815 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000i3es. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.