Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 180 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 180 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Apr 5, 2016, 4:36 AM GMT+13 (15:36 UTC), 297 km (185 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-04 15:36:03 UTC
Depth
297.1 km (184.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.534° S, 176.813° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 467 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 527 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3824 days ago · 482 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 319 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 412 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.1166 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3810 days ago · 296 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3787 days ago · 501 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 456 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3774 days ago · 403 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 502 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 486 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3853 days ago · 491 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005h0b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.