M4.7 earthquake 121 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 121 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 7:16 PM GMT-12 (07:16 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-08 07:16:38 UTC
- Depth
- 56.9 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.559° S, 174.081° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3477 days ago · 219 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3456 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.4150 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3451 days ago · 126 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6131 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.4157 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 157 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.4145 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 244 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6137 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008sgg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC.