Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jun 9, 2016, 10:45 PM GMT-12 (10:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 157 km E of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-10 10:45:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.735° S, 172.620° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
173

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7160 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3764 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.5131 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.6182 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.0157 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3722 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.0184 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3717 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.7227 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3770 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 5.6Tonga region · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.4198 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.5114 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.5220 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200063gs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.