M4.4 earthquake 168 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 168 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Feb 1, 1976, 3:18 PM GMT-11 (02:18 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 166 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-02 02:18:44 UTC
- Depth
- 104.0 km (64.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.257° S, 172.253° 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.
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2166 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18493 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.3135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18493 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.0215 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18492 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7181 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18492 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.7155 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18468 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.2186 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18457 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.9227 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18456 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.1154 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18437 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000evt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.