Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Feb 26, 2016, 9:05 AM GMT+13 (20:05 UTC), 342 km (212 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, 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
2016-02-25 20:05:20 UTC
Depth
341.7 km (212.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.787° S, 177.473° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 12.1 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3870 days ago · 518 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3865 days ago · 524 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 551 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 507 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 388 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 494 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3853 days ago · 491 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3847 days ago · 486 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3843 days ago · 561 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 502 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 467 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.3263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 527 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3826 days ago · 559 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 319 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 412 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 3815 days ago · 514 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 522 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.1229 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3875 days ago · 478 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 565 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 535 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3898 days ago · 587 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004tu2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.