Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 114 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 114 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Jun 4, 2016, 10:25 PM GMT-12 (10:25 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Tonga region. 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
2016-06-05 10:25:39 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.879° S, 173.262° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
34

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. 4.4198 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.6Tonga region · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.8176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.364 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3767 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.7160 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3764 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.5131 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3751 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.954 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3743 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 5.233 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.751 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.6182 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 5.0184 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3717 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.678 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3799 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.7117 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3802 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200063ji. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.