M4.8 earthquake 154 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 154 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 4:57 PM GMT+13 (03:57 UTC), 211 km (131 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-31 03:57:24 UTC
- Depth
- 210.8 km (131.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.770° S, 175.120° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1166 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 247 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.4150 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3605 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.1112 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 223 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3586 days ago · 166 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7200 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 269 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6212 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3567 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000736f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.