Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 1:05 AM GMT+13 (12:05 UTC), 319 km (199 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-16 12:05:15 UTC
Depth
319.5 km (198.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.634° S, 177.304° 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 17.4 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 412 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 522 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.1166 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3809 days ago · 296 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3804 days ago · 525 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3795 days ago · 540 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3791 days ago · 452 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3786 days ago · 501 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.3239 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3783 days ago · 354 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 456 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 473 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 516 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 544 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3823 days ago · 482 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3827 days ago · 527 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 467 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 501 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.4180 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3832 days ago · 297 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3841 days ago · 502 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 486 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.3251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3849 days ago · 394 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005bfe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.