M4.4 earthquake 21 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 11:12 AM GMT+13 (22:12 UTC), 117 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 112 km SSW 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
- 2019-04-11 22:12:23 UTC
- Depth
- 116.6 km (72.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.139° S, 173.867° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.459 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2703 days ago · 160 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.295 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2696 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2692 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.490 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2691 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700038hs. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.