Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 5:53 PM GMT+13 (04:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 266 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-24 04:53:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.700° S, 175.316° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.5south of Tonga · 1717 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.9208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.5south of Tonga · 1700 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 5.0284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.2266 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 5.0282 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1694 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.2241 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1694 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1692 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.9264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.9251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 5.0south of Tonga · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.9Tonga region · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 5.2261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1684 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.6260 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1743 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 5.1256 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.6282 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.7274 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4274 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1762 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.9220 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.6229 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 5.5226 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.9229 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1769 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000g9jl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.