Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 97 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 97 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 5, 2016, 3:08 AM GMT+13 (14:08 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 165 km SE 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
2016-06-04 14:08:03 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.114° S, 172.898° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6151 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.496 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.8114 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.5103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.563 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3757 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.687 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.5Tonga · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3721 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 5.1165 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3721 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.4100 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3776 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.688 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3777 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.4124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3784 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.6116 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3794 days ago · 153 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.596 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.790 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.524 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3804 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000634v. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.