Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 120 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 120 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jul 10, 2016, 3:38 PM GMT-12 (03:38 UTC), 254 km (158 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-11 03:38:21 UTC
Depth
254.3 km (158.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.413° S, 174.814° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
114

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1106 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 3738 days ago · 267 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.6158 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3732 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.4132 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3709 days ago · 160 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.6159 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3696 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.432 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.6115 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100062hn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.