Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 47 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 47 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 2:40 AM GMT+13 (13:40 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 73 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-05 13:40:17 UTC
Depth
157.6 km (98.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.871° S, 174.235° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.534 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 109 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.5Tonga · 1468 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.449 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1467 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.1137 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1463 days ago · 221 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.973 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.5Tonga · 1444 days ago · 147 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1443 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1441 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.4Tonga · 1439 days ago · 249 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.782 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1436 days ago · 221 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.3118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 268 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.517 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1503 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.567 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1514 days ago · 170 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.418 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1516 days ago · 153 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i7mv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.