M4.8 earthquake 127 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 127 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 4:27 AM GMT+13 (15:27 UTC), 247 km (154 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 67 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-02-16 15:27:19 UTC
- Depth
- 247.3 km (153.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.093° S, 175.043° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 103
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.767 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3873 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.267 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3871 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
- 3.977 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3864 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.4132 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3852 days ago · 248 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2186 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 158 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.3191 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3834 days ago · 241 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8144 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3834 days ago · 214 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.2124 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3830 days ago · 217 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050kq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.