Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 64 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 64 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 8:22 PM GMT+14 (06:22 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
2017-10-26 06:22:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.090° S, 173.210° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.6106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3255 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 35 · tsunami flag
  8. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3253 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.732 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3242 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.970 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 3232 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 5.382 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 5.721 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3220 days ago · 155 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.997 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.9112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3217 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.648 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3213 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 5.1104 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3207 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.520 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3207 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 5.5113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3204 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.873 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3273 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bhv1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC.