Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 127 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 127 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Nov 21, 2022, 1:30 AM GMT+13 (12:30 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-20 12:30:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.817° S, 173.616° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5104 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1409 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.4118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 6.8109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  5. 5.0125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.5119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.1122 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 5.490 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 151 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  9. 5.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  10. 5.5Samoa Islands region · 1395 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.3115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1392 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.3115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.9Tonga · 1355 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.3112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1415 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.7108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  5. 5.7107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.7110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1440 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.448 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1441 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000is4r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.