Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 88 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 88 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jun 9, 2022, 1:22 PM GMT+13 (00:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 118 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
2022-06-09 00:22:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.229° S, 173.458° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1571 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1567 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1566 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.4103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1560 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.569 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1559 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1556 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 5.6136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.4136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 5.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.7146 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 5.7141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1546 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1546 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.3109 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 5.0112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.198 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1542 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1522 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1582 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.991 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1589 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.76 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1593 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.362 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1593 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.5Tonga · 1597 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.4129 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1601 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.261 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1608 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hhbp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.