Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Dec 13, 2016, 8:25 AM GMT+14 (18:25 UTC), 514 km (319 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-12 18:25:59 UTC
Depth
514.1 km (319.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.530° S, 177.513° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.8 km horizontally, 13.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 560 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 475 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 568 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 496 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 546 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 470 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3558 days ago · 476 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 600 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3554 days ago · 391 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 525 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 557 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.6271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3549 days ago · 479 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3547 days ago · 503 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 590 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.6266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3541 days ago · 554 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3535 days ago · 530 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3532 days ago · 538 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 553 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3528 days ago · 571 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.1273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3525 days ago · 526 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3522 days ago · 532 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 3520 days ago · 565 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3583 days ago · 497 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3587 days ago · 548 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 515 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3591 days ago · 499 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 611 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3601 days ago · 482 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 510 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3608 days ago · 487 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 483 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200082vh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.