Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Aug 31, 2016, 9:47 AM GMT+13 (20:47 UTC), 592 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 Fiji region. 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
2016-08-30 20:47:12 UTC
Depth
592.1 km (367.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.574° S, 177.533° 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 17.2 km horizontally, 18.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 551 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3683 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 3681 days ago · 571 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3681 days ago · 576 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3675 days ago · 539 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3668 days ago · 534 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 6.9Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 596 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  8. 5.2Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 585 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 591 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 589 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 596 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 5.1Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 587 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 608 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 593 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 601 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 595 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 5.1Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 581 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 573 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 603 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 588 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3661 days ago · 516 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3661 days ago · 583 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.8263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3660 days ago · 517 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 3654 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 3653 days ago · 570 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3652 days ago · 562 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3652 days ago · 508 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3651 days ago · 509 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 3647 days ago · 603 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 3646 days ago · 587 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3643 days ago · 563 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 4.0Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 429 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 538 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3634 days ago · 515 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3632 days ago · 537 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3629 days ago · 596 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 579 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 342 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 508 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3692 days ago · 559 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.1258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3693 days ago · 384 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3694 days ago · 513 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 587 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.3251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3700 days ago · 343 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3701 days ago · 567 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3702 days ago · 550 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3703 days ago · 564 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3712 days ago · 556 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006rjd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.