M4.7 earthquake 160 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 160 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jan 31, 2018, 10:05 PM GMT-12 (10:05 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-02-01 10:05:08 UTC
- Depth
- 35.3 km (21.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.272° S, 174.459° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.280 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3136 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.1137 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3115 days ago · 226 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7102 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3111 days ago · 171 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.5184 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3107 days ago · 228 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d11u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.