M4.8 earthquake 115 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 115 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Nov 2, 2016, 10:02 PM GMT+13 (09:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 96 km ENE 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-02 09:02:10 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.637° S, 172.893° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8171 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3599 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.358 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6140 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3586 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.996 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073ns. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.