M4.4 earthquake 100 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 100 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 30, 1986, 2:03 PM GMT-11 (01:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 116 km E 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
- 1986-07-01 01:03:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.570° S, 172.951° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7116 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 14694 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.3145 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14694 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.1107 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14693 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.8114 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.9153 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.489 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.589 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.990 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14637 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.7100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14637 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vm6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.