Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 65 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 65 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Oct 6, 2017, 6:01 AM GMT+14 (16:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 97 km NE 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
2017-10-05 16:01:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.362° S, 173.775° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3279 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.489 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3265 days ago · 231 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.6106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.5Tonga · 3256 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  12. 4.2135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.4136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.2119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 5.0118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.6124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.8110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.6117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  22. 4.683 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3249 days ago · 156 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3245 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.732 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3242 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 4.595 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 200 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 4.6107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.6115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3294 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.8107 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3307 days ago · 148 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.161 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3313 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.2116 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3314 days ago · 256 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000aqsh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.