Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Oct 8, 2022, 12:48 AM GMT+13 (11:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 109 km NE 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
2022-10-07 11:48:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.981° S, 173.275° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.6Samoa Islands region · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  7. 5.4Samoa Islands region · 1434 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.7108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.3112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1414 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.6121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.4127 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.5104 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1408 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 4.4118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 6.8109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  20. 5.0125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.5119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 4.1122 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 5.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 5.599 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.3101 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1463 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.5Tonga · 1466 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 5.2115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1471 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.8114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000itb4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.