Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 108 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 108 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Nov 24, 2016, 7:36 AM GMT-12 (19:36 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 145 km SSW 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
2016-11-24 19:36:50 UTC
Depth
199.8 km (124.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.920° S, 173.961° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 15.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.534 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3596 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.7114 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3590 days ago · 128 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 5.0146 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.574 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.6151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3586 days ago · 166 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.731 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3585 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.6126 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3579 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.3110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3570 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.393 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.7141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.7151 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3556 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.2150 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 5.1145 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3543 days ago · 110 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.4148 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3603 days ago · 271 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.4150 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3605 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.4134 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4128 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.7Tonga · 3611 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.392 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3620 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.489 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3621 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.5120 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3624 days ago · 168 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.5148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 109 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007eat. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.