Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Jun 2, 2016, 2:17 AM GMT+13 (13:17 UTC), 456 km (284 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-01 13:17:52 UTC
Depth
456.3 km (283.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.761° S, 177.538° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 473 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 516 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 590 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.2241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 459 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.0231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3749 days ago · 397 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 539 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 611 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3717 days ago · 559 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3716 days ago · 579 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3239 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3783 days ago · 354 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3786 days ago · 501 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 562 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3795 days ago · 540 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3804 days ago · 525 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200062jq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.