Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Jan 15, 2016, 8:50 AM GMT+13 (19:50 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-14 19:50:19 UTC
Depth
567.0 km (352.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.747° S, 177.424° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 21.2 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3903 days ago · 550 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 504 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 494 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3898 days ago · 587 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 535 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 565 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.1229 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3875 days ago · 478 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 342 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3870 days ago · 518 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3865 days ago · 524 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.4271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 551 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 507 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 388 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 560 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 401 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3939 days ago · 464 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004fnf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.