M4.3 earthquake 150 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 150 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 12, 2016, 11:39 AM GMT-12 (23:39 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 110 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-12 23:39:58 UTC
- Depth
- 89.5 km (55.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.323° S, 174.281° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6115 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3755 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.4110 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 120 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.1160 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 256 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.890 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3709 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4132 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3708 days ago · 160 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.4140 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3707 days ago · 130 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000653e. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.