Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 149 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 149 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Apr 8, 2016, 11:44 AM GMT-12 (23:44 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 117 km NNE 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
2016-04-08 23:44:22 UTC
Depth
131.6 km (81.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.373° S, 174.446° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
63

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5149 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.6135 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.5117 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3819 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.6143 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 103 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.4137 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3808 days ago · 92 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.6133 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3806 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3140 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3802 days ago · 191 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.7117 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3802 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.282 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3794 days ago · 128 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.2111 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3789 days ago · 222 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.3127 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3832 days ago · 133 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3191 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3833 days ago · 241 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.5143 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3837 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2186 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3841 days ago · 158 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.4111 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3852 days ago · 149 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ghi. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.