Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 91 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 91 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 4:12 PM GMT+13 (03:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-20 03:12:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.179° S, 173.494° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.5128 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.3105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.383 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 151 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.640 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.9113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.356 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.3122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.1117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.744 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.7115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1641 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.8127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.1130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.673 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.542 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.6114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.795 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.386 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.4128 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.698 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.575 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1711 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 5.213 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1713 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gmcb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.