Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 134 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 134 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 18, 2016, 7:55 AM GMT-12 (19:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 146 km S 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
2016-11-18 19:55:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.167° S, 173.774° 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 19.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4150 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3605 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5108 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3600 days ago · 200 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.8168 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.7114 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3590 days ago · 128 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.0146 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 75 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.574 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.6151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3586 days ago · 166 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.6126 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3579 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.3110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3570 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.393 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.7141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 93 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.7151 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3556 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.2150 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 107 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.4128 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.7Tonga · 3611 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.392 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3620 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.489 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3621 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.5120 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3624 days ago · 168 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.5148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.985 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.573 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3634 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007dlh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.