Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 85 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 85 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 10:56 PM GMT+13 (09:56 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 109 km NNE 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
2017-04-05 09:56:05 UTC
Depth
47.6 km (29.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.184° S, 173.710° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.492 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3458 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3441 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.293 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3439 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3431 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.499 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3425 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.786 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.639 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3422 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3133 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3417 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.9109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3417 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.6108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3417 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.390 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3413 days ago · 118 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.2119 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3409 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 5.064 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3473 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.827 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.626 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3477 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.7114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3482 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.538 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3484 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.5126 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3485 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.3108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3497 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008gmd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.