M4.1 earthquake 183 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 183 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 10, 2017, 4:12 AM GMT-12 (16:12 UTC), 449 km (279 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 248 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-10 16:12:12 UTC
- Depth
- 448.5 km (278.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 15.836° S, 175.508° 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 26.7 km horizontally, 27.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5248 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3199 days ago · 340 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.2140 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3195 days ago · 250 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bqhq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC.