M4.4 earthquake 211 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 211 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 5:36 PM GMT-12 (05:36 UTC), 340 km (211 mi) below the surface.
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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
- 2018-09-28 05:36:55 UTC
- Depth
- 339.6 km (211.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 15.617° S, 175.740° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0261 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2928 days ago · 391 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.3208 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2925 days ago · 339 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.4142 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2892 days ago · 317 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000h72m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.