Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 4, 2022, 9:53 AM GMT+13 (20:53 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-03 20:53:47 UTC
Depth
33.3 km (20.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.876° S, 173.594° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.261 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1606 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.4129 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1599 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5Tonga · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.362 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.991 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1580 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.788 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1577 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.8120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1568 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1564 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1564 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.569 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1556 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1554 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1616 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1619 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1634 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.8127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.7115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1640 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h8dn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.