Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Dec 17, 2022, 1:18 AM GMT+13 (12:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2022-12-16 12:18:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.924° S, 173.615° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Tonga · 1354 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.9107 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1351 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.3102 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1344 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.9Samoa Islands region · 1334 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.3Samoa Islands region · 1333 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1330 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.3115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.5Samoa Islands region · 1394 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 5.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 5.490 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 151 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1122 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.5119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 5.0125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 6.8109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  9. 4.4118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.5104 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1408 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.4127 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.6121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.3112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1414 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jaux. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC.