Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 83 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 83 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 10, 2017, 9:46 AM GMT+14 (19:46 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 21 km SW 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
2017-11-09 19:46:50 UTC
Depth
156.1 km (97.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.330° S, 174.228° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.732 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3242 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.595 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 200 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.6107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.294 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 5.382 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 5.721 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3219 days ago · 155 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.541 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 3214 days ago · 137 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3208 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.520 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3206 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.443 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3203 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.222 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3197 days ago · 129 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.2140 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3195 days ago · 250 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.8110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.5Tonga · 3256 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.489 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3265 days ago · 231 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bl24. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.