M4.6 earthquake 60 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 60 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jul 1, 2016, 1:30 PM GMT+13 (00:30 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 33 km E 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-01 00:30:16 UTC
- Depth
- 119.3 km (74.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.998° S, 174.433° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 221
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 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 us10005yza. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.