Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 22 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 11:39 AM GMT+13 (22:39 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 75 km E of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-06-04 22:39:05 UTC
Depth
106.0 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.833° S, 173.961° 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, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.436 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1942 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.4101 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1938 days ago · 255 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.667 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4114 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1930 days ago · 323 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.417 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1918 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.7106 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.357 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.690 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 5.075 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.753 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1907 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.843 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1895 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.570 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1894 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.620 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1893 days ago · 113 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 5.085 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.896 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1893 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.875 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1892 days ago · 175 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.881 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1891 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 4.5Tonga · 1948 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.436 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1948 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.766 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1969 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.679 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ebiq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.