M4.7 earthquake 196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Jun 12, 2017, 1:32 AM GMT-11 (12:32 UTC), 29 km (18 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
- 2017-06-12 12:32:13 UTC
- Depth
- 28.9 km (17.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.697° S, 172.124° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 186°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3122 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3388 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.6117 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3366 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009n1v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.