M4.4 earthquake 142 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 142 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 11:36 PM GMT-12 (11:36 UTC), 317 km (197 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 163 km NW of Hihifo, 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
- 2018-11-03 11:36:50 UTC
- Depth
- 317.4 km (197.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 15.521° S, 175.051° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 43
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
- 4.6163 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2875 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.3122 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2870 days ago · 202 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hpt2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.