M4.7 earthquake 200 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 200 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 1:15 AM GMT-12 (13:15 UTC), 269 km (167 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-10 13:15:24 UTC
- Depth
- 268.6 km (166.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.259° S, 175.197° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 76
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.6151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3586 days ago · 166 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.1112 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 223 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4148 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3603 days ago · 271 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.4150 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3605 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9150 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3610 days ago · 136 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007zss. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.