Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 81 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 81 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, May 26, 2022, 12:41 PM GMT+13 (23:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-25 23:41:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.995° S, 174.326° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.655 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1582 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 6.3129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1581 days ago · 237 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  3. 4.1163 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1578 days ago · 186 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.0141 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1572 days ago · 144 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.6101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 78 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4132 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 147 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.731 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1569 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.7105 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1566 days ago · 96 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.7142 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 240 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.3157 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 163 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3139 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1597 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.543 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1616 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hcja. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.