M4.9 earthquake 54 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 54 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jul 6, 2016, 7:08 PM GMT+13 (06:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 76 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-06 06:08:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.645° S, 173.472° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.233 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3743 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
- 4.751 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3743 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.8138 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3694 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.576 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
- 4.593 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.672 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.436 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000616a. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.