Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 126 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 126 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 4:05 AM GMT+13 (15:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 124 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-26 15:05:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.576° S, 172.685° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.699 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.3107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1008 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1000 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.6141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1000 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.7118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 993 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.086 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 993 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 5.0124 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 988 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.584 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.2107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 5.0116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 974 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.9151 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 967 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.278 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.3120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 961 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.7119 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.5145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 952 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 5.091 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1020 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.5143 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 5.5104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1026 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  4. 5.0107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1026 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.679 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1029 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.5104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1030 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.7104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m1zz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.