M4.4 earthquake 129 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 129 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Feb 29, 2016, 9:14 PM GMT+13 (08:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 56 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-02-29 08:14:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.197° S, 172.900° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.656 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3831 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6114 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3827 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004uf7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.