M4.1 earthquake 112 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 112 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Dec 6, 2016, 2:18 AM GMT+14 (12:18 UTC), 223 km (139 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 200 km NW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-05 12:18:13 UTC
- Depth
- 223.0 km (138.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.945° S, 174.755° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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
- 4.6151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3586 days ago · 166 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7200 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 269 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.356 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.7151 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3555 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.2150 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7184 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3546 days ago · 229 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000807r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.