Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Nov 7, 2016, 1:47 AM GMT+14 (11:47 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-06 11:47:28 UTC
Depth
571.4 km (355.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.838° S, 177.694° 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 20.1 km horizontally, 17.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
26

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3614 days ago · 568 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 483 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3608 days ago · 487 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3607 days ago · 607 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3607 days ago · 617 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 568 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3601 days ago · 482 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3596 days ago · 575 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3591 days ago · 499 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 515 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3587 days ago · 548 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3583 days ago · 497 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3580 days ago · 514 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 589 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 568 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 576 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3566 days ago · 556 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 576 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 501 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 600 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 565 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.0251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 524 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 596 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3628 days ago · 537 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3637 days ago · 528 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 538 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3639 days ago · 429 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 563 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3641 days ago · 485 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 587 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100076xc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.