M4.9 earthquake 54 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 54 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 3:00 AM GMT+13 (14:00 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-04-29 14:00:38 UTC
- Depth
- 55.9 km (34.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.363° S, 173.512° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5115 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1607 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.446 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1607 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.8124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1607 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.8Tonga · 1597 days ago · 122 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
- 4.362 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.76 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.3149 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1588 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6104 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1564 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h5ug. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC.