M5.0 earthquake 118 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 118 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Feb 23, 2018, 5:58 AM GMT+13 (16:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-02-22 16:58:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.540° S, 173.524° 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 20.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 340°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5110 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3130 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2146 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3114 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.0110 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 3106 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.699 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 3086 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.487 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 3086 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000db1h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.