M4.6 earthquake 173 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 173 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Apr 14, 2022, 11:46 AM GMT-12 (23:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 145 km NE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-04-14 23:46:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.590° S, 172.782° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5147 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1609 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.5115 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1608 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1608 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.3149 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1589 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9145 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h2dj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.