Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 43 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 3:37 AM GMT+14 (13:37 UTC), 255 km (158 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 96 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-03-23 13:37:37 UTC
Depth
254.5 km (158.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.224° S, 173.505° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 14.5 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.793 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4207 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 6.596 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4207 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  3. 5.293 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4207 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.5103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.281 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4199 days ago · 139 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.6105 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4195 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.490 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4189 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.689 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4186 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.6104 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 112 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.3104 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4182 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.247 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4172 days ago · 192 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.332 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.573 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.491 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.451 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4167 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.555 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4220 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.528 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4221 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.678 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4223 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.684 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4234 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.483 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 4235 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001r61. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.