Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Nov 6, 2016, 9:28 AM GMT+14 (19:28 UTC), 524 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-05 19:28:46 UTC
Depth
523.9 km (325.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.423° S, 177.502° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 571 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 5.6Fiji region · 3613 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3610 days ago · 483 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3609 days ago · 487 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3603 days ago · 510 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 482 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3597 days ago · 575 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3593 days ago · 611 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 499 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 515 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3588 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 497 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3580 days ago · 514 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 560 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 475 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3572 days ago · 589 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3568 days ago · 568 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 3568 days ago · 576 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3567 days ago · 496 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3565 days ago · 546 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 470 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 4.3279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3559 days ago · 476 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 600 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3626 days ago · 596 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3629 days ago · 537 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3633 days ago · 481 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3638 days ago · 528 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 538 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3640 days ago · 563 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 587 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100076vp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.