Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 151 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 151 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 6, 2016, 11:12 AM GMT+13 (22:12 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Tonga region. 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
2016-06-05 22:12:23 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.809° S, 172.682° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6Tonga region · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.4175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.2105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5Tonga · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 5.1165 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3720 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.4198 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.597 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.688 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3777 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3784 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.6116 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3794 days ago · 153 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.5220 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.596 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3799 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.790 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200063ju. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.