M4.6 earthquake 206 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 206 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Mar 27, 2017, 1:16 AM GMT+13 (12:16 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-26 12:16:44 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.406° S, 173.317° 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 19.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 248°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 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 us10008dkd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.