M4.3 earthquake 135 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 135 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Aug 3, 2016, 8:11 AM GMT+13 (19:11 UTC), 245 km (152 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-02 19:11:59 UTC
- Depth
- 245.2 km (152.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.273° S, 174.848° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006aez. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.