Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 9:47 PM GMT+13 (08:47 UTC), 458 km (285 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-17 08:47:47 UTC
Depth
458.4 km (284.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.353° S, 178.096° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2288 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3864 days ago · 558 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.3251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3849 days ago · 394 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3847 days ago · 563 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.1250 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 399 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 590 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 467 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3824 days ago · 482 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3884 days ago · 403 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 585 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.1278 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3900 days ago · 343 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3908 days ago · 473 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3909 days ago · 534 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 584 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050tu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.