M4.4 earthquake 68 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 68 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 13, 2016, 2:21 AM GMT+13 (13:21 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. 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
- 2016-06-12 13:21:38 UTC
- Depth
- 70.2 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.385° S, 174.054° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 17.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 160°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.544 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3755 days ago · 176 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.687 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3747 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.414 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3739 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.668 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3739 days ago · 67 km deep · 20 km away
- 6.0115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3738 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.992 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3725 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10
- 4.888 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3721 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.3135 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 245 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006530. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.