M4.7 earthquake 147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Dec 1, 2022, 9:10 PM GMT+13 (08:10 UTC), 194 km (121 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-01 08:10:24 UTC
- Depth
- 194.1 km (120.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.987° S, 175.193° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6160 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1378 days ago · 207 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.579 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1377 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.0164 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 258 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.4151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1354 days ago · 227 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4188 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1346 days ago · 256 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j5yu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.