Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Jun 4, 2016, 7:31 PM GMT+13 (06:31 UTC), 470 km (292 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-04 06:31:36 UTC
Depth
470.0 km (292.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.682° S, 177.765° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3770 days ago · 520 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3764 days ago · 583 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 516 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 544 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 590 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 459 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 597 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 595 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.0231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3749 days ago · 397 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3749 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3747 days ago · 363 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3743 days ago · 495 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 508 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3742 days ago · 534 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 584 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3735 days ago · 516 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 544 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3732 days ago · 467 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 539 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 504 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 611 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 525 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 559 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3716 days ago · 579 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3716 days ago · 569 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.4216 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3713 days ago · 523 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3774 days ago · 403 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 473 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3776 days ago · 456 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 588 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3779 days ago · 509 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 509 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 6.4Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.3239 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3784 days ago · 354 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3787 days ago · 501 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 562 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 452 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3793 days ago · 305 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3796 days ago · 540 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 594 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000620e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.