M4.4 earthquake 274 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 274 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 5:58 AM GMT+13 (16:58 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 256 km S of ‘Ohonua, 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
- 2021-12-03 16:58:25 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.610° S, 176.016° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1761 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.3204 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1760 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6282 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1758 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.1256 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6260 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1742 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.4264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1741 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.9211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.7286 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1724 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1718 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.5south of Tonga · 1717 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gahw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.