Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 101 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 101 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 7:07 PM GMT+13 (06:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 107 km NNE 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
2022-09-30 06:07:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.681° S, 172.895° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.599 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.6Samoa Islands region · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  8. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  9. 5.4Samoa Islands region · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.6162 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.9116 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1419 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.6121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 5.1121 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1408 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Tonga · 1466 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.682 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.7124 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1490 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000irhl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.