M4.3 earthquake 197 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 197 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jun 13, 2017, 11:29 PM GMT-12 (11:29 UTC), 230 km (143 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 145 km NW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-06-14 11:29:27 UTC
- Depth
- 230.1 km (143.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.135° S, 175.188° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 24.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2156 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3392 days ago · 240 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.1173 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3367 days ago · 242 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.5139 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3365 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7145 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3358 days ago · 218 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009nqe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.