M4.4 earthquake 134 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 134 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 7:49 PM GMT+13 (06:49 UTC), 212 km (132 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 143 km WSW of Haveluloto, 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
- 2021-12-17 06:49:09 UTC
- Depth
- 212.2 km (131.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.462° S, 176.465° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 171°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.985 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1746 days ago · 182 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.1151 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1733 days ago · 430 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.9150 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1730 days ago · 261 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6107 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1717 days ago · 137 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.6140 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1705 days ago · 184 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.1106 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 181 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.2143 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 172 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.8206 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 296 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gehu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:55 AM UTC.