Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, May 29, 2016, 11:25 PM GMT+13 (10:25 UTC), 509 km (317 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-29 10:25:09 UTC
Depth
509.5 km (316.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.240° S, 177.506° 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, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 456 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 516 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 544 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.2241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 459 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.0231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3749 days ago · 397 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 539 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 525 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3719 days ago · 540 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 509 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3786 days ago · 501 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 562 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3791 days ago · 452 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3795 days ago · 540 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3801 days ago · 558 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3804 days ago · 525 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000601i. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.