M4.4 earthquake 274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

Magnitude

4.4 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 8:50 PM GMT+13

UTC

2018-12-02 07:50:44 UTC

Depth

477.6 km (296.8 mi), deep

Epicenter

21.090° S, 177.851° W

Region

Tonga

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 15.6 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

36

• Nuku‘alofa, TongaPopulation 22,400. Forecast275 kmW

After

1. 4.3Fiji regionWed, Dec 5, 2:33 AM GMT+13 · 2859 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
2. 3.9Fiji regionWed, Dec 5, 2:37 PM GMT+13 · 2858 days ago · 525 km deep · 74 km away
3. 4.8Fiji regionWed, Dec 5, 7:16 PM GMT+13 · 2858 days ago · 543 km deep · 73 km away
4. 4.6274 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaThu, Dec 6, 11:38 AM GMT+13 · 2857 days ago · 490 km deep · 86 km away
5. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaThu, Dec 6, 5:55 PM GMT+13 · 2857 days ago · 545 km deep · 85 km away
6. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Dec 8, 11:56 PM GMT+13 · 2855 days ago · 412 km deep · 24 km away
7. 4.8Fiji regionMon, Dec 10, 1:36 AM GMT+13 · 2854 days ago · 482 km deep · 39 km away
8. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Dec 11, 4:00 AM GMT+13 · 2853 days ago · 467 km deep · 27 km away
9. 4.3Fiji regionTue, Dec 11, 11:33 AM GMT+13 · 2852 days ago · 539 km deep · 87 km away
10. 4.5Fiji regionFri, Dec 14, 11:13 AM GMT+13 · 2849 days ago · 565 km deep · 85 km away
11. 4.1200 km WSW of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Dec 15, 9:14 PM GMT+13 · 2848 days ago · 275 km deep · 99 km away
12. 4.5Fiji regionFri, Dec 21, 12:45 AM GMT+13 · 2843 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
13. 4.4Fiji regionFri, Dec 21, 2:05 PM GMT+13 · 2842 days ago · 608 km deep · 99 km away
14. 4.4236 km W of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Dec 23, 4:28 PM GMT+13 · 2840 days ago · 555 km deep · 47 km away
15. 4.4Fiji regionThu, Dec 27, 3:01 AM GMT+13 · 2837 days ago · 580 km deep · 64 km away
16. 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Jan 1, 2:15 AM GMT+13 · 2832 days ago · 525 km deep · 65 km away
17. 4.5Fiji regionTue, Jan 1, 2:16 AM GMT+13 · 2832 days ago · 537 km deep · 67 km away
18. 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Jan 1, 6:58 PM GMT+13 · 2831 days ago · 481 km deep · 35 km away
19. 4.3Fiji regionSat, Jan 5, 12:36 AM GMT+13 · 2828 days ago · 543 km deep · 59 km away
20. 4.7282 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaThu, Jan 10, 4:44 AM GMT+13 · 2823 days ago · 538 km deep · 89 km away
21. 4.2Fiji regionThu, Jan 10, 3:03 PM GMT+13 · 2822 days ago · 545 km deep · 86 km away
22. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Jan 12, 1:18 PM GMT+13 · 2820 days ago · 476 km deep · 88 km away
23. 4.4Fiji regionSun, Jan 20, 8:18 AM GMT+13 · 2813 days ago · 587 km deep · 72 km away
24. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Jan 20, 3:01 PM GMT+13 · 2812 days ago · 498 km deep · 82 km away
25. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Jan 23, 4:37 AM GMT+13 · 2810 days ago · 545 km deep · 80 km away
26. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Jan 30, 1:38 PM GMT+13 · 2802 days ago · 457 km deep · 23 km away

Before

1. 5.0Fiji regionSat, Dec 1, 6:49 PM GMT+13 · 2862 days ago · 562 km deep · 81 km away
2. 4.3Fiji regionFri, Nov 30, 2:06 AM GMT+13 · 2864 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
3. 5.0Fiji regionFri, Nov 23, 11:13 AM GMT+13 · 2870 days ago · 532 km deep · 71 km away
4. 4.4Fiji regionFri, Nov 23, 8:49 AM GMT+13 · 2870 days ago · 528 km deep · 76 km away
5. 4.0264 km W of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Nov 18, 6:50 PM GMT+13 · 2875 days ago · 483 km deep · 37 km away
6. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Nov 18, 11:42 AM GMT+13 · 2875 days ago · 486 km deep · 72 km away
7. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Nov 17, 11:39 PM GMT+13 · 2876 days ago · 535 km deep · 40 km away
8. 4.1254 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Nov 17, 4:05 AM GMT+13 · 2877 days ago · 360 km deep · 49 km away
9. 4.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaThu, Nov 15, 6:57 AM GMT+13 · 2879 days ago · 514 km deep · 87 km away
10. 4.4298 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Nov 14, 1:56 AM GMT+13 · 2880 days ago · 545 km deep · 87 km away
11. 5.0Fiji regionThu, Nov 8, 2:18 PM GMT+13 · 2885 days ago · 556 km deep · 62 km away
12. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaThu, Nov 8, 4:11 AM GMT+13 · 2886 days ago · 541 km deep · 55 km away
13. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Nov 3, 5:16 PM GMT+13 · 2890 days ago · 525 km deep · 84 km away
14. 4.7242 km W of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Nov 3, 4:08 PM GMT+13 · 2890 days ago · 411 km deep · 41 km away
15. 4.1Fiji regionSat, Nov 3, 2:44 PM GMT+13 · 2890 days ago · 593 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000i0c2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.