Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 132 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 132 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 12:06 PM GMT+13 (23:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-14 23:06:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.335° S, 172.742° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3295 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3272 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.464 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.6106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.5Tonga · 3257 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3255 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  12. 4.2135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3255 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 5.1145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3255 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.2119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3255 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 5.0118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.6124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.8110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.6117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  22. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 5.0157 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 3311 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 5.161 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3313 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.5122 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3323 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.5114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3332 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000amyn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.