Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Sep 10, 2022, 4:03 PM GMT+13 (03:03 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-10 03:03:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.951° S, 173.540° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1473 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.5Tonga · 1469 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 5.599 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1459 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.3121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1459 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1453 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.6Samoa Islands region · 1445 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1445 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  10. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  11. 5.4Samoa Islands region · 1436 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1432 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.7108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1499 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.4103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1503 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.4113 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1504 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i8kl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.