M4.4 earthquake 64 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 64 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jun 14, 1983, 4:16 PM GMT-11 (03:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 81 km NNE 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-15 03:16:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.559° S, 174.241° 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.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.581 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15817 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.170 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15811 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.345 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 15806 days ago · 196 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001w3t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.