M4.4 earthquake 249 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 249 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 7:17 AM GMT+13 (18:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 241 km SE of Hihifo, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-13 18:17:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.414° S, 172.018° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 167°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1241 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 866 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.3226 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.2229 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000md81. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.