M4.4 earthquake 99 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, May 16, 2022, 4:57 AM GMT+13 (15:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2022-05-15 15:57:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.679° S, 174.677° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8Tonga · 1598 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
- 4.8112 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1596 days ago · 280 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.0130 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.292 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.76 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1592 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2123 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1586 days ago · 254 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.1121 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1583 days ago · 275 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hmml. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.