M5.2 earthquake 225 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 225 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Oct 14, 2016, 6:19 AM GMT+14 (16:19 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2016-10-13 16:19:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.305° S, 172.207° 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 · ±0.043 · 177 stations |
| 5.18 | 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 7.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 151
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6190 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3622 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.8171 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3600 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.3201 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3593 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.8168 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3593 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007dtq (also filed as iscgem609589390). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.