M4.7 earthquake 153 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 153 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 2:11 AM GMT+13 (13:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-02-17 13:11:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.165° S, 172.374° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.673 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1688 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.6118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1671 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.6123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1650 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000glm5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.