Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 60 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 60 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Dec 7, 2017, 8:52 AM GMT+14 (18:52 UTC), 52 km (32 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-06 18:52:29 UTC
Depth
51.8 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.403° S, 173.807° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 18.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.294 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.382 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.721 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3219 days ago · 155 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.997 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.9112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.6111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.541 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 3214 days ago · 137 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.9110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3208 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.520 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3206 days ago · 127 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 5.5113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3204 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.443 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3203 days ago · 118 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.5126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3202 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.222 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3197 days ago · 129 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.541 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3183 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3179 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.8100 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3178 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.4115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3176 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.3Tonga · 3175 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.6107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.595 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 200 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.732 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3242 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.683 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3248 days ago · 156 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c3vg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.