M4.9 earthquake 164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Dec 13, 2016, 2:24 PM GMT+14 (00:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 79 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-13 00:24:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.762° S, 174.526° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 116
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.6165 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.379 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3579 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.6131 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3576 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.9147 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3524 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200080cm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.