Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 11 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 9:13 AM GMT+14 (19:13 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 73 km E 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
2016-10-29 19:13:01 UTC
Depth
80.2 km (49.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.861° S, 173.847° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.2 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.457 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3626 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 5.073 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3615 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.534 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3597 days ago · 133 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.574 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.731 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3585 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.5Tonga · 3577 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.454 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3573 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.282 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3628 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.985 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3631 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.573 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3634 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.436 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 102 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.039 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3640 days ago · 136 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.1106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 5.077 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.298 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3656 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073sc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.