Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Mar 5, 2016, 11:26 PM GMT+13 (10:26 UTC), 551 km (343 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-05 10:26:50 UTC
Depth
551.5 km (342.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.562° S, 177.193° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
37

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 388 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 494 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3853 days ago · 491 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3847 days ago · 486 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3843 days ago · 561 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 502 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 399 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 412 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 3815 days ago · 514 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 522 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.6297 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3811 days ago · 349 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.2257 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3806 days ago · 634 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3865 days ago · 524 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3870 days ago · 518 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 342 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.1229 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3875 days ago · 478 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 565 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 618 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004wbl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.