Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 5, 2017, 2:18 AM GMT+14 (12:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 98 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-04 12:18:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.023° S, 172.842° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
110

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.0118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.6124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.8110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.6117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.9164 km SSW of Matavai, Samoa · 3233 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.6107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 5.382 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.997 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.9112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.6111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.9110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3208 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 5.5113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3204 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.5126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3202 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.4136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  4. 4.5Tonga · 3256 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.6106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away

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