Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 25 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Apr 27, 2017, 11:38 AM GMT+13 (22:38 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 65 km SSE 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
2017-04-26 22:38:14 UTC
Depth
85.8 km (53.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.155° S, 173.675° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.565 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3445 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.5110 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3443 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3431 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.993 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3428 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.786 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.4108 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3422 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.639 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3421 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.567 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.479 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3403 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.5114 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3401 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.9109 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3389 days ago · 138 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.925 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3448 days ago · 66 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 4.536 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3453 days ago · 129 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 5.119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.693 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 3464 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.064 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3472 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.516 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3474 days ago · 110 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.827 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3475 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008nb5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.