Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in Tonga on Sun, Nov 13, 2016, 12:37 AM GMT-12 (12:37 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 146 km S of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-13 12:37:16 UTC
Depth
105.6 km (65.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.438° S, 174.153° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
44

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4128 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.4134 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3605 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.4150 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3605 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.4148 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3603 days ago · 271 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.5108 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3599 days ago · 200 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.7114 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3590 days ago · 128 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 5.0146 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.1112 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 223 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.6151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3586 days ago · 166 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.6126 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3579 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.356 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 125 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.7141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 93 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.7151 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3555 days ago · 95 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.2150 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 107 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.1166 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 247 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.5120 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3624 days ago · 168 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.5148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 109 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.985 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100077a6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.