M4.3 earthquake 90 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 90 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 30, 2017, 2:01 PM GMT+13 (01:01 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 100 km NNE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-30 01:01:11 UTC
- Depth
- 118.2 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.229° S, 174.176° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.479 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3404 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.6107 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3401 days ago · 84 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.9100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3393 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.585 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3392 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.287 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3372 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.187 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3372 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6109 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3364 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009ky1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.