Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 48 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 48 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Oct 24, 2022, 3:20 AM GMT+13 (14:20 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-23 14:20:02 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.519° S, 173.782° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.782 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1436 days ago · 221 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.7108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.541 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1425 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1424 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.3112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1415 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.4127 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1413 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.339 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1405 days ago · 146 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.4118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 6.8109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  17. 5.0125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.5119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.1122 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 5.490 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 151 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  21. 5.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  22. 5.5Samoa Islands region · 1395 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.3115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1392 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 4.3115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1443 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.6Samoa Islands region · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1452 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3121 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1457 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 5.599 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1457 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.973 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1457 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.3101 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1464 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.449 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1467 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.5Tonga · 1467 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ikqx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.