Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 93 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, May 15, 2017, 10:05 AM GMT+13 (21:05 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 132 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-14 21:05:10 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.777° S, 173.584° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
118

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4108 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3422 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.3132 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3420 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.567 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.5114 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3401 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.9109 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3389 days ago · 138 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.687 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3380 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.7131 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3369 days ago · 90 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.3111 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3428 days ago · 148 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.6137 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.6131 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.5110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3443 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 5.565 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3445 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.425 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3446 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.925 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3448 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.4150 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3451 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.536 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3453 days ago · 129 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 5.119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3456 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008sg8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.