Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 49 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 1:17 AM GMT+13 (12:17 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Samoa Islands region. 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
2022-09-27 12:17:17 UTC
Depth
67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.328° S, 173.548° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.564 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1445 days ago · 66 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.5Tonga · 1442 days ago · 147 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.9Tonga · 1437 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 5.2Samoa Islands region · 1432 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.6122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1428 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.8102 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 48 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.541 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1424 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 5.1121 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1408 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.775 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1406 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Tonga · 1466 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.682 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.534 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1482 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.247 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1488 days ago · 158 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.262 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1496 days ago · 53 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000inm6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.