Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Nov 19, 2022, 3:03 AM GMT+13 (14:03 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-18 14:03:22 UTC
Depth
51.1 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.942° S, 173.860° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4127 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1413 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1401 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.0125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.5119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.1122 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 5.490 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 151 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  8. 5.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 5.5Samoa Islands region · 1395 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.3115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1392 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.3115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.9Tonga · 1355 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.7108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1428 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1441 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.049 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1443 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000irun. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.