M4.3 earthquake 208 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 208 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Mar 5, 2017, 10:16 AM GMT+14 (20:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 206 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-04 20:16:59 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.112° S, 172.261° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8206 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3490 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.6Samoa Islands region · 3448 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.5110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000889p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.