Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 91 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 91 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, May 12, 2017, 6:29 AM GMT+13 (17:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-11 17:29:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.545° S, 173.058° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.499 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3425 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.786 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 65 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.639 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3422 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3133 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3417 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.9109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3417 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.6108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3417 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.2119 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3409 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.479 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3404 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.9100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3393 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.585 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3393 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.3137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.687 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3380 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3380 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.187 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3372 days ago · 127 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.293 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3439 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.425 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3446 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.925 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3448 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.536 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 129 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008tb7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.