Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 89 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 89 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 4, 2016, 7:46 AM GMT+14 (17:46 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 73 km E 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
2016-11-03 17:46:10 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.545° S, 173.218° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.392 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3620 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 5.073 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3614 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.4134 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5108 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3600 days ago · 200 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.8168 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.574 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.731 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3585 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.6126 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3579 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.5102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3578 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.454 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3572 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.3110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3570 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.393 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.985 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.573 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3634 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100076nn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.