M4.5 earthquake 268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Dec 3, 2016, 12:26 AM GMT+14 (10:26 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-02 10:26:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.722° S, 174.485° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007zh2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.