Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 20, 2022, 5:16 PM GMT+13 (04:16 UTC), 22 km (14 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-20 04:16:44 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.368° S, 172.842° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1121 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1408 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.4118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 6.8109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  5. 5.0125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.5119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.1122 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 5.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1397 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  9. 5.5Samoa Islands region · 1394 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.3115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.3115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.9Tonga · 1354 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.9116 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1419 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.7108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.6162 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 5.4Samoa Islands region · 1434 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ir37. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.