Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 75 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 75 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Nov 26, 2022, 11:36 PM GMT+13 (10:36 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-26 10:36:30 UTC
Depth
41.1 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.576° S, 173.496° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Tonga · 1406 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.339 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1405 days ago · 146 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.876 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1402 days ago · 71 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.569 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1400 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.6150 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1396 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.890 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1378 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.989 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1372 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.7Tonga · 1372 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 5.1Tonga · 1365 days ago · 152 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.559 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.541 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1425 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.556 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.8102 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.6122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.455 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 5.2Samoa Islands region · 1434 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000isjf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.