M4.1 earthquake 250 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 250 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 1:24 PM GMT+13 (00:24 UTC), 399 km (248 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-22 00:24:13 UTC
- Depth
- 399.1 km (248.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.842° S, 177.517° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005c96. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.