M4.4 earthquake 228 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 228 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Dec 24, 2015, 12:13 PM GMT-12 (00:13 UTC), 352 km (219 mi) below the surface.
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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
- 2015-12-25 00:13:05 UTC
- Depth
- 351.8 km (218.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.207° S, 175.917° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 78
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4172 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 3937 days ago · 311 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.0256 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3921 days ago · 383 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.2Tonga · 3920 days ago · 274 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100049e5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.