Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 108 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 108 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Feb 10, 2016, 3:48 AM GMT+13 (14:48 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 67 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-09 14:48:39 UTC
Depth
200.3 km (124.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.065° S, 174.807° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3190 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3888 days ago · 258 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.8127 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3884 days ago · 247 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.767 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3873 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.267 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3870 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.977 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 108 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.4132 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3852 days ago · 248 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.851 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.2186 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3841 days ago · 158 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3191 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3834 days ago · 241 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.8144 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3834 days ago · 214 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.5149 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3831 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.5129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3899 days ago · 149 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004zr3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.