Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 21 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 11:11 AM GMT+14 (21:11 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 102 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
2016-03-12 21:11:30 UTC
Depth
107.1 km (66.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.768° S, 173.733° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.5 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3856 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.554 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3849 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.664 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3843 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.594 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3838 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.554 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3837 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.694 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3833 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.463 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.43 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.7110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3810 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.524 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3804 days ago · 71 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3802 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.5108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.790 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.225 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.439 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3798 days ago · 139 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.154 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3860 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 5.9101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.567 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3864 days ago · 168 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.4111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3865 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.454 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 184 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.3117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3876 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.282 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3881 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.589 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.757 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.864 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3887 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005a86. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.