M4.9 earthquake 47 km NE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 47 km NE of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, Aug 26, 2018, 7:50 AM GMT+13 (18:50 UTC), 40 km (25 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
- 2018-08-25 18:50:53 UTC
- Depth
- 40.3 km (25.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.534° S, 174.008° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h77s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.