M4.9 earthquake 91 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 91 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, May 18, 2020, 2:49 AM GMT+13 (13:49 UTC), 125 km (78 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
- 2020-05-17 13:49:44 UTC
- Depth
- 125.2 km (77.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.583° S, 174.845° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 71
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4139 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2318 days ago · 230 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6140 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2314 days ago · 199 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.3129 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 208 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.5173 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9150 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2281 days ago · 193 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009ixd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.