M4.4 earthquake 122 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 122 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 5:48 AM GMT-12 (17:48 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 166 km SSW 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
- 2025-09-13 17:48:18 UTC
- Depth
- 137.8 km (85.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.569° S, 174.210° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5166 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 376 days ago · 207 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3160 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 360 days ago · 177 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.3157 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 350 days ago · 241 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.3139 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 344 days ago · 182 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.2158 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 339 days ago · 226 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rf4n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.