M4.8 earthquake 144 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 144 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Apr 6, 2016, 11:27 PM GMT+13 (10:27 UTC), 214 km (133 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
- 2016-04-06 10:27:04 UTC
- Depth
- 213.9 km (132.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.015° S, 175.181° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 139
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2124 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 217 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.2153 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 3819 days ago · 185 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.0222 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3790 days ago · 303 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ftv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.