M4.8 earthquake 78 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 78 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 3:25 AM GMT+13 (14:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-25 14:25:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.889° S, 174.472° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.695 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3430 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.395 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3426 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008na5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.