M4.4 earthquake 156 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 156 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Jun 19, 2017, 9:52 PM GMT+13 (08:52 UTC), 211 km (131 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 145 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-06-19 08:52:48 UTC
- Depth
- 210.9 km (131.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.064° S, 175.334° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 125
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1173 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3367 days ago · 242 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7145 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3358 days ago · 218 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009njt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.