Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jun 9, 2016, 4:04 PM GMT-12 (04:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-10 04:04:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.385° S, 172.989° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
38

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 5.2105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.7160 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3764 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.6182 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 5.1165 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3720 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 5.0184 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3716 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 5.6Tonga region · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.6151 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.4198 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.5114 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.4124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3783 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.5220 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200064rt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.