M4.2 earthquake 62 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 62 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 3:46 AM GMT+13 (14:46 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-08-28 14:46:19 UTC
- Depth
- 52.8 km (32.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.390° S, 173.431° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 15
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.534 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1481 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.682 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.5Tonga · 1466 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.449 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1466 days ago · 68 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.3101 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1463 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.564 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1445 days ago · 66 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.5Tonga · 1442 days ago · 147 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.9Tonga · 1437 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i5f7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.