M4.6 earthquake 182 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 182 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jul 10, 2016, 6:25 AM GMT-12 (18:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 233 km SE of Hihifo, 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
- 2016-07-10 18:25:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.798° S, 172.504° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0157 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3722 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.0184 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3717 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.3159 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3689 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.2233 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.4115 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3683 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.6201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3680 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100062f8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.