M4.5 earthquake 80 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 80 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Aug 3, 2016, 3:14 AM GMT+13 (14:14 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-02 14:14:13 UTC
- Depth
- 151.2 km (94.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.141° S, 175.990° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.8 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.955 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3706 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5143 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3706 days ago · 128 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.953 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3705 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.7126 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 196 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006aes. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.