Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 93 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jan 1, 2017, 12:36 AM GMT+14 (10:36 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 51 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-31 10:36:24 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.610° S, 173.241° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1118 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3534 days ago · 130 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.689 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3524 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.487 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3519 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.951 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3515 days ago · 92 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.088 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3515 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.3110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3569 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.454 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3572 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.5102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3578 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.6126 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3578 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.731 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.574 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.7114 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.8168 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007tyg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.