M4.4 earthquake 113 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 113 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Apr 5, 1986, 9:44 AM GMT+13 (20:44 UTC), 210 km (130 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 64 km WSW of Neiafu, 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
- 1986-04-04 20:44:57 UTC
- Depth
- 210.0 km (130.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.996° S, 174.806° 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
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- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.864 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 14756 days ago · 176 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5195 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 14753 days ago · 243 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.7114 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 14723 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7102 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 14723 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002snw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.