Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 73 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 73 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 11, 2016, 1:49 AM GMT+14 (11:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-10 11:49:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.999° S, 173.115° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3604 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.574 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.731 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3585 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.5102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3578 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.454 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3572 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.3110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3570 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.3143 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.393 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.392 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3620 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.489 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3621 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.457 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3626 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.511 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3626 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.573 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3634 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.436 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3638 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100076m3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.