M4.6 earthquake 160 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 160 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 1:17 AM GMT+13 (12:17 UTC), 207 km (129 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-25 12:17:19 UTC
- Depth
- 207.3 km (128.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.610° S, 175.505° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 46°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.579 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1377 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5141 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1340 days ago · 236 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jblh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.