M5.4 earthquake 87 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 87 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jun 4, 2016, 10:18 PM GMT+13 (09:18 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-04 09:18:39 UTC
- Depth
- 24.8 km (15.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.552° S, 173.093° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.029 · 417 stations |
| 5.34 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.9 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 144
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.597 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.496 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.8114 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.5103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.687 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3748 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.6135 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3747 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3747 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.414 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3740 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.668 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3740 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.8142 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3739 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 6.0115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3739 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.992 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3726 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
- 4.5Tonga · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3721 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 4.4100 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3776 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.688 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3777 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9134 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3789 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3790 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.596 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.790 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3802 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.524 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3804 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000620t (also filed as iscgem608988194). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.