Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Jul 6, 2022, 3:51 AM GMT+13 (14:51 UTC), 496 km (308 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 276 km WNW of Haveluloto, 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
2022-07-05 14:51:40 UTC
Depth
496.2 km (308.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.337° S, 177.355° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1549 days ago · 588 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1549 days ago · 385 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 467 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1542 days ago · 514 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1539 days ago · 483 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1538 days ago · 523 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1536 days ago · 537 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1535 days ago · 536 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1533 days ago · 608 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.2256 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1531 days ago · 546 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1529 days ago · 568 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1524 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.1251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1518 days ago · 467 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1515 days ago · 543 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1513 days ago · 403 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1513 days ago · 468 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.1281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1510 days ago · 495 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1509 days ago · 501 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1502 days ago · 518 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1501 days ago · 500 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1492 days ago · 518 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.2285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1556 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.3277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1558 days ago · 554 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1559 days ago · 545 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1561 days ago · 530 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 350 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1568 days ago · 558 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.0279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 520 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 451 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1572 days ago · 520 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1575 days ago · 516 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1575 days ago · 577 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1576 days ago · 554 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i009. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.