Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 83 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Mar 14, 2017, 2:32 AM GMT+14 (12:32 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 65 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-13 12:32:35 UTC
Depth
27.8 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.460° S, 173.213° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.827 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.516 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3474 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.693 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3464 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.536 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 129 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.925 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3448 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.425 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3446 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 5.565 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3445 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.5110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3443 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.7175 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Tonga · 3501 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.745 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.088 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3515 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.951 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3515 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.487 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3518 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100088mn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.