M4.3 earthquake 88 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 88 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 12:51 AM GMT+13 (11:51 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 118 km WNW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-28 11:51:32 UTC
- Depth
- 71.2 km (44.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.667° S, 174.822° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.658 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3682 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.2162 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3665 days ago · 241 km deep · 90 km away
- 6.4118 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3661 days ago · 202 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
- 4.580 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3650 days ago · 134 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.5146 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3648 days ago · 201 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006jcj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.