Samoa earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa on Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 4:03 PM GMT+13 (03:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-12 03:03:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.018° S, 172.680° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.198 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1541 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1521 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.3151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1519 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.5105 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1517 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.7124 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1492 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 5.7141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.7146 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 5.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.4136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.6136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1555 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.569 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1558 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.4103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1559 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1566 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.383 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1567 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.8120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i1qq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.