Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jun 22, 2022, 1:06 PM GMT+13 (00:06 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-22 00:06:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.043° S, 173.141° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1559 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.569 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1558 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1555 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 5.6136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.4136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 5.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.7146 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 5.7141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.3109 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 5.0112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.198 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1541 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1521 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.3151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1519 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.383 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1567 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.8120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.788 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1578 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.991 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1588 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.362 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1592 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hkkh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.