M4.7 earthquake 277 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 277 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 6:47 AM GMT+13 (17:47 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-11-11 17:47:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.260° S, 176.577° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.7 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.098 · 32 stations |
| 5.0 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
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 13.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 3937 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.2269 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3933 days ago · 485 km deep · 93 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003xfn (also filed as gcmt20151111174730, iscgem608028064). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.