Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 24 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, May 6, 2016, 7:46 PM GMT+13 (06:46 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 87 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-06 06:46:29 UTC
Depth
71.1 km (44.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.749° S, 173.722° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3801 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.5108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.790 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.225 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 83 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.439 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3798 days ago · 139 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.6104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3789 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.688 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3777 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.4100 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.597 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.496 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.8114 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.468 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3766 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.5103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.563 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3757 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.544 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3755 days ago · 176 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.687 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.7110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3810 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.43 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 114 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.463 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.694 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3833 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005h5g. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.