Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, May 16, 2016, 5:25 AM GMT+13 (16:25 UTC), 452 km (281 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
2016-05-15 16:25:02 UTC
Depth
452.4 km (281.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.819° S, 177.516° 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, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3786 days ago · 501 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 509 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 516 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 544 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.2241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 459 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.2294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3750 days ago · 588 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.0231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3749 days ago · 397 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3745 days ago · 589 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 555 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3795 days ago · 540 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3801 days ago · 558 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3805 days ago · 525 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 522 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 514 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 412 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 319 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ixc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.