M5.2 earthquake 105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 11:52 PM GMT+13 (10:52 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-10 10:52:35 UTC
- Depth
- 40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.875° S, 173.532° W
- Region
- Tonga
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.03 · 369 stations |
| 4.99 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.8 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 306
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3150 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3766 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.563 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3756 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.6115 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3755 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5Tonga · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 4.4175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.6151 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3783 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.2111 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3789 days ago · 222 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.6116 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3794 days ago · 153 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.282 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3794 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200063gu (also filed as iscgem609004279). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.