Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 98 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 98 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jul 16, 2022, 2:46 AM GMT+13 (13:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-15 13:46:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.107° S, 173.524° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1521 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.418 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1516 days ago · 153 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.4113 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1503 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.4103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1502 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.2114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1498 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.7124 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1492 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.8114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.534 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 5.0112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.3109 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 5.7141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.7146 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 5.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.4136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 5.6136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1555 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.569 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1558 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.4103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1559 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.8120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hsqj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.