Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 88 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 88 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jun 2, 2016, 12:29 PM GMT+13 (23:29 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 87 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-01 23:29:07 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.020° S, 172.971° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4100 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.597 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.6151 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.496 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.8114 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.5103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3764 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.563 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.687 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.414 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3739 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.5Tonga · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3720 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.9134 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3788 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.6116 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3793 days ago · 153 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.596 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3799 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.790 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3799 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.524 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3803 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200062k4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC.