M4.4 earthquake 296 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 296 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Dec 30, 2018, 5:04 PM GMT+13 (04:04 UTC), 339 km (211 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-12-30 04:04:05 UTC
- Depth
- 339.3 km (210.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.020° S, 176.712° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000iz30. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:27 AM UTC.