M4.7 earthquake Tonga region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Tonga region on Sat, Nov 5, 2016, 1:22 PM GMT+13 (00:22 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 202 km S 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-05 00:22:33 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.003° S, 174.393° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3595 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.5268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.9164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6165 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100076uz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.