M4.2 earthquake 25 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 10, 2016, 5:24 PM GMT+13 (04:24 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 63 km S of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-10 04:24:28 UTC
- Depth
- 83.0 km (51.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.017° S, 174.027° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.2 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.439 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3798 days ago · 139 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.282 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3794 days ago · 128 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.468 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3767 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.563 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3757 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.544 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3755 days ago · 176 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005i8l. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.