Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 82 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 82 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Nov 6, 2017, 12:25 PM GMT+14 (22:25 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
2017-11-05 22:25:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.387° S, 173.294° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.595 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 200 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.6107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.294 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 5.382 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.997 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.9112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.6111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.9110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3208 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 5.5113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3204 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.443 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3203 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.5126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3202 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.222 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3197 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.6117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.8110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.6124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  5. 5.0118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.2119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 5.1145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.4136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.2135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  11. 4.5Tonga · 3256 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.6106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.464 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3263 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3279 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bnvv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.