M4.4 earthquake 185 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 185 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 10:51 PM GMT-11 (09:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 259 km E of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-14 09:51:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.161° S, 172.302° 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, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 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 us2000bn6f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.