Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 11:58 PM GMT+13 (10:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 91 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-11 10:58:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.103° S, 173.409° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.6105 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1619 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1617 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.4121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1613 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.261 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1606 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.4129 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1600 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.5Tonga · 1596 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.362 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.991 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1587 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1580 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.788 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1577 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.7115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1641 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.744 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1643 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.1117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.3122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.356 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.9113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.383 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 151 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.3105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h281. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.