Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Jan 26, 2016, 3:47 PM GMT+13 (02:47 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 253 km WNW of Haveluloto, 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
2016-01-26 02:47:46 UTC
Depth
550.0 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.154° S, 177.566° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.6 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 504 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 494 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3898 days ago · 587 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3889 days ago · 535 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 342 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3869 days ago · 518 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3864 days ago · 524 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.4271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 551 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 507 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 629 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 388 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 3853 days ago · 494 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3853 days ago · 491 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 486 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3908 days ago · 473 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3909 days ago · 534 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3914 days ago · 567 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 560 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3924 days ago · 607 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004vkj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.