M4.6 earthquake 87 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 87 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jul 2, 2017, 11:26 AM GMT+13 (22:26 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 61 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-01 22:26:03 UTC
- Depth
- 26.9 km (16.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.092° S, 172.991° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.187 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3371 days ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.861 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3360 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.587 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3352 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.679 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3335 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.5122 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3322 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100097t4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC.