Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 26 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 26 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Mar 28, 2017, 3:10 AM GMT+14 (13:10 UTC), 66 km (41 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-27 13:10:40 UTC
Depth
65.8 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.722° S, 173.834° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.827 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.516 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3475 days ago · 110 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 5.064 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3473 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.485 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3468 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.492 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3458 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 5.119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.536 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 129 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.925 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3448 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.425 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3446 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.565 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3445 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.293 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3439 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3431 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.499 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3425 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.786 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.639 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3421 days ago · 69 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.567 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.9109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3417 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.6108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3417 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.7114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3482 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.538 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3483 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.749 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3486 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.3108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3497 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.460 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3498 days ago · 113 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.398 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3502 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008dlk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.