M4.1 earthquake 122 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 122 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Nov 16, 2017, 6:17 PM GMT+13 (05:17 UTC), 212 km (132 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 152 km WNW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-16 05:17:02 UTC
- Depth
- 211.7 km (131.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.998° S, 174.918° 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, 11.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1146 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3234 days ago · 216 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.6152 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3194 days ago · 244 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.3155 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3190 days ago · 193 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 5.3146 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3242 days ago · 156 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7140 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3243 days ago · 242 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7123 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3247 days ago · 199 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.3132 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3266 days ago · 207 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.5181 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3269 days ago · 208 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bu09. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.