Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, 3:04 AM GMT+14 (13:04 UTC), 11 km (7 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-25 13:04:41 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.982° S, 173.405° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.465 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3284 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3279 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.6106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.5Tonga · 3257 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  12. 4.2135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.4136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 5.1145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.2119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 5.0118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.6124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.8110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.6117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.683 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3249 days ago · 156 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.7132 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3305 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.8107 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3307 days ago · 148 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 5.161 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3313 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b0h8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.