M4.0 earthquake 208 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 208 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 11:50 AM GMT-12 (23:50 UTC), 250 km (155 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-11-27 23:50:46 UTC
- Depth
- 250.0 km (155.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.139° S, 175.316° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1403 days ago · 194 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.4132 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1367 days ago · 205 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.0164 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 258 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1355 days ago · 227 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4188 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 256 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j642. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.