M4.6 earthquake 95 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 95 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, May 13, 2017, 3:21 PM GMT+13 (02:21 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 76 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-05-13 02:21:45 UTC
- Depth
- 34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.398° S, 174.033° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7128 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3392 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.1113 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3386 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.9129 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3382 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.0123 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.176 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 3376 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008wfd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.