Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 298 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 298 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jun 15, 2016, 8:35 AM GMT-12 (20:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-15 20:35:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.772° S, 176.654° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3749 days ago · 413 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.3292 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 363 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3720 days ago · 430 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3771 days ago · 300 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.0222 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3788 days ago · 303 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065rn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.