M4.5 earthquake 276 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 276 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Dec 21, 2016, 4:39 PM GMT+14 (02:39 UTC), 269 km (167 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2016-12-21 02:39:51 UTC
- Depth
- 268.6 km (166.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.520° S, 177.457° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007rl4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.