Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Thu, Apr 2, 2015, 12:02 AM GMT+13 (11:02 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 297 km WNW of Houma, 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
2015-04-01 11:02:20 UTC
Depth
565.9 km (351.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.341° S, 177.328° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 268 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 411 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4202 days ago · 525 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4197 days ago · 516 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4194 days ago · 562 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4186 days ago · 571 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 5.1297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 4180 days ago · 487 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 556 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4172 days ago · 415 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 4166 days ago · 471 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 604 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4162 days ago · 580 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 556 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.2261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4159 days ago · 451 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.6278 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4158 days ago · 558 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 554 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 424 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 4151 days ago · 566 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4150 days ago · 477 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4206 days ago · 436 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4207 days ago · 568 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4209 days ago · 325 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 428 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4216 days ago · 391 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4220 days ago · 622 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4224 days ago · 579 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4224 days ago · 401 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 5.1Fiji region · 4229 days ago · 565 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4233 days ago · 597 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200026ay. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.