M4.4 earthquake 131 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 131 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 5:06 PM GMT-12 (05:06 UTC), 211 km (131 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-28 05:06:26 UTC
- Depth
- 210.5 km (130.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.066° S, 174.225° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003amw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.