Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 124 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 124 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 10:25 AM GMT-12 (22:25 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-24 22:25:10 UTC
Depth
67.6 km (42.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.931° S, 173.076° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 4.9 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
31

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.851 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3843 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.551 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.5143 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3837 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.8151 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3836 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.656 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3831 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.631 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3824 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.6162 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.7133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.6148 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.7117 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3803 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.678 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3799 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.5220 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.6151 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.528 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3874 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005der. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.