M4.1 earthquake 118 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 118 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jan 29, 2017, 6:25 AM GMT+14 (16:25 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 83 km SE 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-28 16:25:46 UTC
- Depth
- 129.9 km (80.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.564° S, 172.889° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 18.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.689 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3524 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.487 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3519 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.088 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3515 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.3208 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3499 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.783 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3490 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008iyk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.