M4.7 earthquake 130 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 130 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Dec 11, 1974, 5:10 AM GMT-12 (17:10 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 103 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-11 17:10:55 UTC
- Depth
- 158.0 km (98.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.480° S, 174.095° 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.
- Stations used
- 18
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.179 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 18920 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.479 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 18892 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.8103 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 18887 days ago · 153 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.4120 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 18881 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.1142 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 18865 days ago · 169 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000093e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.