Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 7:11 PM GMT+13 (06:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

Apia forecastMore in Tonga

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-28 06:11:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.934° S, 173.616° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.2115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1471 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.5Tonga · 1466 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 5.599 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.3121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  10. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.4103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1500 days ago · 44 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.4113 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1502 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1519 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i5ej. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.