M4.3 earthquake 54 km N of Kolonga, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 54 km N of Kolonga, Tonga on Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 2:28 AM GMT+13 (13:28 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-11-07 13:28:35 UTC
- Depth
- 130.9 km (81.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.645° S, 175.111° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Tonga · 1394 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7Tonga · 1388 days ago · 207 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9Tonga · 1382 days ago · 141 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ip2b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.