M4.4 earthquake 61 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 4:16 AM GMT+14 (14:16 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 107 km ESE 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
- 2020-03-08 14:16:45 UTC
- Depth
- 102.3 km (63.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.497° S, 173.651° 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, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.861 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2387 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.917 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2383 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.876 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2374 days ago · 77 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.2107 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2347 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.666 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008ed1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.