Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 98 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 98 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Mar 2, 2017, 1:15 AM GMT+14 (11:15 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 64 km NNE 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
2017-03-01 11:15:05 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.138° S, 173.425° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
15

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.460 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3497 days ago · 113 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3497 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.5126 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3485 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.538 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3483 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.7114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3482 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.626 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.827 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 5.064 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3473 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.485 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3467 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.492 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3458 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.745 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.656 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.4111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3512 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008846. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.