Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 34 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 34 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Sep 12, 2022, 4:09 AM GMT+13 (15:09 UTC), 109 km (68 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-11 15:09:19 UTC
Depth
108.7 km (67.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.803° S, 174.078° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Tonga · 1468 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.449 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1467 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.973 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1452 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.564 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1447 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1443 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1441 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.4Tonga · 1439 days ago · 249 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.782 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1436 days ago · 221 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.3118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 268 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.541 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.247 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1489 days ago · 158 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.262 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1497 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1502 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.517 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1503 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i9a5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.