M4.9 earthquake 96 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 96 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Dec 11, 2016, 3:59 AM GMT+14 (13:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-10 13:59:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.258° S, 173.172° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5172 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3575 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.356 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.579 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3558 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.9164 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3535 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007zt9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.