Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 55 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 5:22 PM GMT+13 (04:22 UTC), 144 km (90 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-17 04:22:17 UTC
Depth
144.1 km (89.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.301° S, 174.172° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.213 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1711 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.670 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1706 days ago · 147 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.7122 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1704 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.9102 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.7143 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 151 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.542 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 5.925 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1683 days ago · 163 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.475 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1679 days ago · 284 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.7112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1672 days ago · 152 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.1101 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1671 days ago · 316 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.3116 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1670 days ago · 139 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.2137 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1667 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.2113 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1666 days ago · 296 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.951 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 85 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.640 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.6117 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1660 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.68 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1721 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.493 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1727 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.277 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1727 days ago · 124 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.3120 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1729 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.6126 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1736 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.9109 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1736 days ago · 284 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gf0c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.