M4.8 earthquake 72 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Apr 7, 2017, 6:18 PM GMT+13 (05:18 UTC), 180 km (112 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-07 05:18:38 UTC
- Depth
- 180.3 km (112.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.793° S, 174.651° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.858 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3457 days ago · 87 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.484 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.577 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3431 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008h7s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.