M4.9 earthquake 151 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 151 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 9:56 PM GMT+14 (07:56 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.
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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
- 2016-12-20 07:56:21 UTC
- Depth
- 130.7 km (81.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.292° S, 176.051° 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 22.3 km horizontally, 19.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.1212 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3576 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6131 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3576 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.1Tonga region · 3581 days ago · 171 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.8148 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3586 days ago · 149 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.5199 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 3590 days ago · 155 km deep · 48 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007rey. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.