M4.8 earthquake 58 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 58 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Apr 15, 2017, 12:43 PM GMT+13 (23:43 UTC), 87 km (54 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
- 2017-04-14 23:43:07 UTC
- Depth
- 87.0 km (54.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.535° S, 174.522° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 81
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.577 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3431 days ago · 94 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.4133 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3421 days ago · 222 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.784 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3399 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008hr2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.