Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 51 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 51 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 2:34 AM GMT+13 (13:34 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-06 13:34:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.651° S, 173.492° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8138 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3694 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.576 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.593 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.672 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.436 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3685 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.634 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.4115 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3683 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 5.233 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3743 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.954 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3743 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.691 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3751 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.5131 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.6149 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.364 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3767 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100063ae. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.