M4.4 earthquake 104 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 104 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Feb 5, 2019, 6:14 AM GMT-12 (18:14 UTC), 206 km (128 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 113 km WNW 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-02-05 18:14:15 UTC
- Depth
- 206.0 km (128.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.296° S, 174.711° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 68
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5120 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2786 days ago · 185 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
- 5.3113 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2782 days ago · 296 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.664 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2771 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jnah. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.