M4.6 earthquake 272 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 272 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 5:30 AM GMT+13 (16:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-06 16:30:59 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.802° S, 176.402° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100088xe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.