Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 88 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 88 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jan 13, 2017, 1:27 PM GMT+14 (23:27 UTC), 381 km (237 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-12 23:27:13 UTC
Depth
381.1 km (236.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
15.180° S, 173.986° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3549 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.828 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3545 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.7101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3545 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.4111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3534 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.4111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3513 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.656 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.745 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.398 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3503 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.460 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3498 days ago · 113 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.3108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3497 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.9137 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3554 days ago · 232 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.689 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3556 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.576 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3556 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.5104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3558 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.5Tonga · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.6115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3578 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007vse. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.