M4.4 earthquake 286 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 286 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Oct 1, 2016, 10:58 PM GMT+13 (09:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 256 km S 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
- 2016-10-01 09:58:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.913° S, 174.813° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 21
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
- 5.2261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3651 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.0207 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3651 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8south of Tonga · 3647 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.5203 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.6south of Tonga · 3629 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.3256 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.1south of Tonga · 3612 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.0202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3595 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007dk9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.