Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 52 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 52 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 1:34 PM GMT+14 (23:34 UTC), 157 km (98 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 51 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-02 23:34:15 UTC
Depth
157.2 km (97.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.190° S, 174.227° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 22.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4152 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3521 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.394 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3519 days ago · 176 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.3113 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3519 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.270 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3518 days ago · 139 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.951 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3517 days ago · 92 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.656 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3512 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.745 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3512 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.2Tonga · 3504 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.749 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3488 days ago · 127 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.538 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3485 days ago · 103 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.626 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3478 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.827 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3478 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.516 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3477 days ago · 110 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.828 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3547 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.3115 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3549 days ago · 297 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008k7m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.