Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 256 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 256 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 6:13 PM GMT+13 (05:13 UTC), 546 km (339 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-25 05:13:41 UTC
Depth
546.1 km (339.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.832° S, 177.238° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1531 days ago · 568 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1525 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1523 days ago · 397 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1517 days ago · 543 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1515 days ago · 403 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1515 days ago · 468 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.1281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1512 days ago · 495 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1511 days ago · 501 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1507 days ago · 558 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1504 days ago · 518 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1499 days ago · 556 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1494 days ago · 518 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 581 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1486 days ago · 561 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1485 days ago · 477 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1484 days ago · 570 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1475 days ago · 601 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1474 days ago · 561 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1537 days ago · 536 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.4285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1538 days ago · 537 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1540 days ago · 523 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.4294 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1540 days ago · 540 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1541 days ago · 483 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 514 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1549 days ago · 574 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1550 days ago · 385 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1551 days ago · 569 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1553 days ago · 496 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1554 days ago · 570 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.2285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1558 days ago · 557 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.3277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1560 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1561 days ago · 545 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1563 days ago · 530 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ht99. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.