Tonga earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 13 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jan 25, 2022, 4:25 PM GMT+13 (03:25 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 25 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-25 03:25:24 UTC
Depth
105.7 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.847° S, 173.745° W
Region
Tonga
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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 8.0 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.575 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.670 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1707 days ago · 147 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.698 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.386 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.795 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.542 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.673 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1688 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.991 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 5.925 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1684 days ago · 163 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.475 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1679 days ago · 284 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.3105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.383 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 151 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.951 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.640 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.356 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.355 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1720 days ago · 144 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.68 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1721 days ago · 77 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.079 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.277 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1728 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.789 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.4107 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gesz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.