M4.5 earthquake 114 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 114 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jun 10, 2017, 7:14 PM GMT+13 (06:14 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 166 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-06-10 06:14:17 UTC
- Depth
- 22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.869° S, 173.289° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9109 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3389 days ago · 138 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.687 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3380 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7131 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3369 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.2166 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3362 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.861 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3360 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.1125 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3358 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009mxs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.