M4.1 earthquake 172 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 172 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 1:12 AM GMT+13 (12:12 UTC), 248 km (154 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-10-03 12:12:37 UTC
- Depth
- 248.3 km (154.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.579° S, 175.173° 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, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6203 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1447 days ago · 260 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.3174 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1441 days ago · 206 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.5184 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1438 days ago · 230 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.5149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1434 days ago · 234 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.4136 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1424 days ago · 198 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.0208 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1405 days ago · 250 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.7147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1401 days ago · 194 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iruz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.