Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 135 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 135 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jul 3, 2016, 12:55 AM GMT+13 (11:55 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-02 11:55:57 UTC
Depth
29.5 km (18.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.882° S, 173.187° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.2 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.668 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3739 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 5.8142 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3739 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 6.0115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3739 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.992 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3725 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
  6. 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3721 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.7104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3702 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.462 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3702 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.687 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.5103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.8114 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.496 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.4100 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3776 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100061w2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.