Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 5, 2017, 6:23 AM GMT+14 (16:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-04 16:23:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.044° S, 173.362° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.683 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3249 days ago · 156 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.595 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 200 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.6107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.294 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.382 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.997 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.9112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.6111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.9110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3208 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 5.5113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3204 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.5126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3202 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.6124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.0118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.2119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 5.1145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.4136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.2135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  9. 4.5Tonga · 3256 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.6106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3279 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bigp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.