M4.6 earthquake 190 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 190 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Nov 3, 2016, 6:43 PM GMT+14 (04:43 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 171 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-03 04:43:10 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.085° S, 172.455° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8171 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3599 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.3201 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8168 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5172 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3575 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.3110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3570 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.393 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073wj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.