Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 101 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 101 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jul 14, 2023, 11:02 PM GMT+13 (10:02 UTC), 180 km (112 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
2023-07-14 10:02:44 UTC
Depth
180.5 km (112.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.501° S, 174.624° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
68

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

  1. 4.4124 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1175 days ago · 205 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.289 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1175 days ago · 138 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.1Tonga · 1172 days ago · 164 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.5Tonga · 1171 days ago · 206 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.2118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 177 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.581 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1151 days ago · 138 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5113 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1150 days ago · 192 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.6Tonga · 1133 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.488 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1127 days ago · 207 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.0159 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1117 days ago · 289 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1178 days ago · 285 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.277 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1183 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.259 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 171 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.8103 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 171 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000khde. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.