Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Jun 30, 2016, 3:21 PM GMT+13 (02:21 UTC), 363 km (226 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 270 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
2016-06-30 02:21:47 UTC
Depth
363.3 km (225.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.091° S, 177.521° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.8 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3745 days ago · 589 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3735 days ago · 516 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 539 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 504 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 525 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 582 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3719 days ago · 540 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3716 days ago · 579 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3712 days ago · 554 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3705 days ago · 607 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3700 days ago · 564 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 563 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3699 days ago · 567 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 528 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.3251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 343 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 587 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 566 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.1258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3690 days ago · 384 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 559 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3688 days ago · 508 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.0231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3749 days ago · 397 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.2241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 459 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 544 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 516 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3774 days ago · 403 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 456 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000618q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.