M4.9 earthquake 137 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 137 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 9, 2017, 5:14 PM GMT+14 (03:14 UTC), 232 km (144 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
- 2017-01-09 03:14:25 UTC
- Depth
- 231.8 km (144.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.260° S, 174.864° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 130
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.288 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3551 days ago · 381 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.3115 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3548 days ago · 297 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007s2n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.