Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 7:34 AM GMT+13 (18:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-06 18:34:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.574° S, 172.442° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5105 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1515 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.7124 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1490 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3101 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1463 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.9120 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 1461 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1519 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.0112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1541 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.7141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.7146 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 5.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.4136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 5.6136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ibbu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.