Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 121 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 121 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 4:01 AM GMT+13 (15:01 UTC), 23 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
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-24 15:01:09 UTC
Depth
23.3 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.096° S, 172.668° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.8109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  2. 4.890 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1377 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.7Tonga · 1371 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.9107 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1351 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.6121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1412 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.9116 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1419 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.8102 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.6122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1428 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.6162 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 5.2Samoa Islands region · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 5.4Samoa Islands region · 1434 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000is2e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.