M4.9 earthquake 109 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 109 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jun 23, 2017, 6:14 AM GMT+13 (17:14 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-06-22 17:14:36 UTC
- Depth
- 137.8 km (85.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.924° S, 173.596° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7131 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3369 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.5139 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3365 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.861 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3360 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.1125 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3358 days ago · 130 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009p2e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.