Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Oct 24, 2022, 5:50 PM GMT+13 (04:50 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-24 04:50:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.157° S, 173.182° W
Region
Tonga
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  2. 5.4Samoa Islands region · 1434 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.7108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.9116 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1419 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.3112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1414 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.6121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.4127 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.5104 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1408 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.4118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 6.8109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  16. 5.0125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.5119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.1122 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 5.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  20. 5.5Samoa Islands region · 1394 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 4.3115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.3115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.6Samoa Islands region · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.3121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.599 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.3101 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1463 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.5Tonga · 1466 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iw0n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.