M4.4 earthquake 277 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 277 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 11:48 PM GMT+13 (10:48 UTC), 361 km (225 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2025-02-22 10:48:32 UTC
- Depth
- 361.4 km (224.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.425° S, 176.598° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3243 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 539 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.4277 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 532 days ago · 377 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pffk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.