Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 6:50 PM GMT+13 (05:50 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 88 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-12 05:50:55 UTC
Depth
35.6 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.793° S, 174.006° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.4121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1614 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.261 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1608 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.5Tonga · 1597 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.2123 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1587 days ago · 254 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.788 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1578 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1637 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.1117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1650 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.9113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.383 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 151 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.3105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1664 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h295. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.