Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Jun 14, 2016, 6:04 AM GMT+13 (17:04 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. 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
2016-06-13 17:04:21 UTC
Depth
543.8 km (337.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.843° S, 177.428° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3755 days ago · 459 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.0231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3749 days ago · 397 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3744 days ago · 589 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 555 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 539 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 540 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 516 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 509 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 570 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3786 days ago · 501 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3791 days ago · 452 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065ig. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.