M5.3 earthquake 265 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 265 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 10:26 AM GMT+14 (20:26 UTC), 296 km (184 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-16 20:26:14 UTC
- Depth
- 296.0 km (183.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.095° S, 177.566° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Strongest shaking
- II, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.3 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- II, weak shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 112°, dip 83°, rake -93°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 316°, dip 8°, rake -66°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.1 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 30°
- Stations used
- 582
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5242 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3604 days ago · 540 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5276 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3573 days ago · 269 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 628 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.3274 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3559 days ago · 381 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.1218 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3549 days ago · 395 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100078zy (also filed as iscgem615040651). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.