Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 73 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 73 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 6:30 PM GMT+13 (05:30 UTC), 14 km (9 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-18 05:30:48 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.844° S, 173.122° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.991 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.925 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1684 days ago · 163 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.5123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.5128 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1673 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.6118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1671 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.640 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.9113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.356 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.6123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1650 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.3122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.1117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.744 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.7115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1641 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.8127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.7153 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.542 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.6114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.795 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.386 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.698 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.575 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1711 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.7143 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 5.213 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1712 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gn7g. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.