M4.4 earthquake 198 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 198 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 6, 2016, 2:24 AM GMT+13 (13:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 Tonga region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-05 13:24:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.314° S, 172.585° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6151 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.6Tonga region · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.4175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.8176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.7160 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3764 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6182 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.1165 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3720 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.0184 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3717 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200063jn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.