M4.9 earthquake 55 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 55 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Thu, Aug 11, 2016, 12:23 PM GMT+13 (23:23 UTC), 57 km (35 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
- 2016-08-10 23:23:15 UTC
- Depth
- 56.7 km (35.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.660° S, 175.346° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- Stations used
- 98
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.953 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3706 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.6123 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 3701 days ago · 231 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7126 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3700 days ago · 196 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.5107 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3694 days ago · 183 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.543 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006csr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.