Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Jun 21, 2016, 3:45 AM GMT+13 (14:45 UTC), 459 km (285 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-20 14:45:44 UTC
Depth
458.9 km (285.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.318° S, 177.356° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3748 days ago · 397 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 539 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.4216 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3712 days ago · 523 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3711 days ago · 554 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3700 days ago · 564 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 563 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 528 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 544 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 516 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 456 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 509 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200066ii. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.