Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 12:37 AM GMT+13 (11:37 UTC), 394 km (245 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-19 11:37:42 UTC
Depth
394.1 km (244.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.462° S, 177.612° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1250 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3847 days ago · 399 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 467 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3824 days ago · 482 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 319 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.2288 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3864 days ago · 558 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005bsn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.