Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 116 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 116 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 13, 2022, 4:55 PM GMT+13 (03:55 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-13 03:55:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.911° S, 172.705° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 5.1121 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1408 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 6.8109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  4. 5.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.890 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1377 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.8102 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.6122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.6162 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.4Samoa Islands region · 1434 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.6Samoa Islands region · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ipek. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.