M4.4 earthquake 99 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 12:14 AM GMT+14 (10:14 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 79 km SE of ‘Ohonua, 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
- 2016-11-24 10:14:03 UTC
- Depth
- 23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.926° S, 174.230° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.379 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3579 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.255 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3579 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 5.248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3577 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.8137 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3564 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007eai. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.