M4.1 earthquake 271 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 271 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 6:18 PM GMT+13 (05:18 UTC), 359 km (223 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-25 05:18:13 UTC
- Depth
- 359.5 km (223.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.114° S, 176.491° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005dv5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.