M4.3 earthquake 139 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 139 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 18, 2022, 1:21 PM GMT-12 (01:21 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 81 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-05-19 01:21:57 UTC
- Depth
- 130.7 km (81.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.166° S, 174.165° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3157 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1590 days ago · 163 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.081 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1589 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.1163 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1577 days ago · 186 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.0141 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1572 days ago · 144 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1569 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.4132 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1569 days ago · 147 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7105 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.2151 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 299 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hcf6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.