M4.6 earthquake 165 km E of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 165 km E of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Nov 8, 2016, 4:33 PM GMT+14 (02:33 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-08 02:33:06 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.089° S, 172.801° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007679. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.