Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, May 26, 2017, 6:22 PM GMT+13 (05:22 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 100 km NNE 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
2017-05-26 05:22:33 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.217° S, 173.125° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2119 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.479 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3405 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.9100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3394 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.585 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3394 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.3137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3382 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.687 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.287 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3374 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.187 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3373 days ago · 127 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.9109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.3133 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3419 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.639 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.786 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3425 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.499 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3427 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.7136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3433 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.293 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3440 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3442 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008x3n. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.