M4.6 earthquake 140 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Nov 11, 1987, 5:09 PM GMT-11 (04:09 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 145 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-12 04:09:02 UTC
- Depth
- 97.8 km (60.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.571° S, 172.646° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.576 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14183 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.488 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14183 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.8123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14183 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.5145 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14176 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.4163 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14158 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.078 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14149 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.483 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14149 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a2s. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.