Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 1:27 PM GMT+13 (00:27 UTC), 486 km (302 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-22 00:27:55 UTC
Depth
486.3 km (302.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.117° S, 177.621° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.5 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
115

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3843 days ago · 561 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 502 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.4180 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3833 days ago · 297 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 467 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.3263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 527 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3826 days ago · 559 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3824 days ago · 482 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 319 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 524 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 412 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 3815 days ago · 514 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 522 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3805 days ago · 525 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3802 days ago · 558 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3796 days ago · 540 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3793 days ago · 305 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 452 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 562 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3787 days ago · 501 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 570 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3853 days ago · 491 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 494 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 388 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 629 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 560 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 507 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.4271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 551 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 595 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3865 days ago · 524 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3870 days ago · 518 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 342 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005blu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.