Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 60 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 60 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Mar 6, 2017, 10:27 PM GMT+14 (08:27 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 19 km SSW 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
2017-03-06 08:27:49 UTC
Depth
112.6 km (70.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.409° S, 173.738° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3497 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.5126 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3485 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.538 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3483 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.7114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3482 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.626 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.827 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.516 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3475 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 5.064 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3473 days ago · 71 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.485 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3468 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.492 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3458 days ago · 102 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 5.119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.536 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 129 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.925 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3448 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.425 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3446 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.293 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3439 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.398 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3502 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.745 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.656 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 69 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.4111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3512 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100088x8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.