Samoa earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 129 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 129 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa on Wed, May 18, 2022, 5:00 AM GMT+13 (16:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 118 km NE 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
2022-05-17 16:00:53 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.900° S, 172.716° W
Region
Samoa
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 11.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Tonga · 1597 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.991 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1588 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.788 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1578 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.8120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.383 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1567 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1566 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.4103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1559 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.569 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1558 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1556 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.6136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.4136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 5.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.7146 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 5.7141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.3109 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 5.0112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.198 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1542 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.4121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1615 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1618 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.6105 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1622 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hnbv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.