Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 82 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 82 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 5:50 AM GMT+13 (16:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Samoa Islands region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-12 16:50:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.369° S, 173.156° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Tonga · 1466 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.449 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1466 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.3101 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1463 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.564 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1446 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.9Tonga · 1438 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 5.2Samoa Islands region · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.6122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.8102 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.541 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1424 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.262 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1496 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.517 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1502 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.9147 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1508 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i7f6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.