M4.5 earthquake 164 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 164 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Jul 30, 2022, 4:03 PM GMT-12 (04:03 UTC), 229 km (142 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-07-31 04:03:14 UTC
- Depth
- 228.7 km (142.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.322° S, 174.688° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 63
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Tonga · 1513 days ago · 117 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.387 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1499 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5178 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1491 days ago · 269 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.3Tonga · 1485 days ago · 238 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i6wb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.