Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 32 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 32 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 2:33 AM GMT+14 (12:33 UTC), 99 km (61 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-16 12:33:38 UTC
Depth
98.8 km (61.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.171° S, 173.998° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.970 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3232 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.4119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3227 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3219 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.721 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3219 days ago · 155 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.541 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 3214 days ago · 137 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.648 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.520 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3206 days ago · 127 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.443 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3202 days ago · 118 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.222 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3197 days ago · 129 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.973 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3185 days ago · 147 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.541 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3183 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.683 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3248 days ago · 156 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.464 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3263 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.489 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3265 days ago · 231 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bpqf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.