Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 69 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 69 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jun 29, 2022, 4:54 PM GMT+13 (03:54 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-29 03:54:38 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.427° S, 173.436° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1553 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.6136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.7146 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 5.7141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.3109 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1541 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 5.0112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1541 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.198 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1539 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1519 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.5105 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1515 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.418 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1514 days ago · 153 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.4113 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1501 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.517 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1501 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.4103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1500 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.4103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1557 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1563 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1564 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.8120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1568 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.788 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1576 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1579 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hzsp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC.