M4.7 earthquake 131 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 131 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jul 11, 2017, 6:58 PM GMT-12 (06:58 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 61 km SSE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-12 06:58:14 UTC
- Depth
- 90.2 km (56.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.136° S, 173.907° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5139 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3365 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.861 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3360 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.1125 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3358 days ago · 130 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.396 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3358 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009xh9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.