M4.5 earthquake 212 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 212 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Apr 3, 2017, 10:12 PM GMT+13 (09:12 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-03 09:12:56 UTC
- Depth
- 70.8 km (44.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.218° S, 174.580° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 25
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5166 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3470 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3203 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.3232 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3425 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008fir. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.