M4.4 earthquake 119 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 119 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 7, 1987, 7:10 PM GMT-11 (06:10 UTC), 323 km (200 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 166 km WNW 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
- 1987-06-08 06:10:24 UTC
- Depth
- 322.5 km (200.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 15.755° S, 174.896° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035mq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.