Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 5, 2017, 10:11 AM GMT+14 (20:11 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-04 20:11:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.126° S, 173.107° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
18

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.6107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.294 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 5.382 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.997 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.9112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3217 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.6111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3217 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.9110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3209 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 5.5113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3204 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.5126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3203 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.8110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.6124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  4. 5.0118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.2119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 5.1145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.4136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.2135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3255 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  10. 4.5Tonga · 3257 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.6106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3279 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bn9r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.