M4.4 earthquake 44 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 44 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 9:25 AM GMT-11 (20:25 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 94 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-14 20:25:12 UTC
- Depth
- 53.4 km (33.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.711° S, 173.469° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.294 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14944 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.456 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14929 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.678 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14929 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.344 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 14895 days ago · 148 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 4.894 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 14962 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.767 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14968 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.588 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14971 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.859 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 14971 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.982 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 14981 days ago · 139 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ksy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.