M4.5 earthquake 43 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 43 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 7:49 AM GMT+13 (18:49 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 81 km NNW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-04-29 18:49:33 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.336° S, 173.745° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 14.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.081 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.655 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1583 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.6101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1571 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.731 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.7105 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1567 days ago · 96 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h7ip. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.