Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 90 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 90 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jul 18, 2025, 11:09 AM GMT+13 (22:09 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 93 km NNE 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
2025-07-17 22:09:15 UTC
Depth
60.9 km (37.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.156° S, 173.998° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
33

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 442 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 437 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 5.693 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 418 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.1109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 417 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.296 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 413 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.4122 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 394 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.693 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 391 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.6117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 389 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.3111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 387 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.162 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 387 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.697 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 452 days ago · 176 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 5.289 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 452 days ago · 182 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.540 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 454 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.295 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 455 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.8104 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 464 days ago · 88 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.632 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 474 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qwkt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.