Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 61 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Sep 10, 2016, 10:41 PM GMT+13 (09:41 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 41 km W 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
2016-09-10 09:41:29 UTC
Depth
95.3 km (59.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.360° S, 174.187° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4106 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3676 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.387 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3666 days ago · 94 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 5.241 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 3659 days ago · 126 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.3123 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3653 days ago · 176 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.6124 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3647 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.039 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3641 days ago · 136 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.436 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.573 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3635 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.985 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3631 days ago · 110 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.511 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3627 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.5148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3626 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.5120 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 168 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.392 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3621 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.432 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3683 days ago · 116 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006nkc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.