Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 4, 2022, 8:50 AM GMT+13 (19:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 121 km E of Hihifo, Tonga. 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
2022-11-03 19:50:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.733° S, 172.977° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
43

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. 4.8102 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.541 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1424 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.9116 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1419 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.1121 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1408 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.775 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1406 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 5.0Tonga · 1405 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.876 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1401 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.569 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.6150 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1395 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.890 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1377 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.989 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1371 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.7Tonga · 1371 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 5.2Samoa Islands region · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.9Tonga · 1437 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 5.0200 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.564 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1445 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000inbs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.