M4.1 earthquake 137 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 137 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Oct 2, 2022, 6:51 AM GMT+13 (17:51 UTC), 221 km (138 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 73 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-10-01 17:51:28 UTC
- Depth
- 221.4 km (137.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.203° S, 174.815° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.973 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4Tonga · 1438 days ago · 249 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.782 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 221 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.3118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1434 days ago · 268 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000irjx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.