M6.3 earthquake 129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 5, 2022, 2:07 AM GMT+13 (13:07 UTC), 237 km (147 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mww, W-phase moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-06-04 13:07:25 UTC
- Depth
- 237.0 km (147.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.960° S, 174.968° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 4
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.037 · 71 stations |
| 6.1 | Mi | NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center | First automatic solution · Reviewed · 3 stations |
| 6.2 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
| 6.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Confirmed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 1.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 6.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 283°, dip 54°, rake -38°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 38°, dip 60°, rake -137°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 21°
- Stations used
- 255
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.3 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1163 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1578 days ago · 186 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.9141 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1573 days ago · 188 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.0141 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1572 days ago · 144 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.4132 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 147 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.7105 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1566 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.7142 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 240 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.5137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1540 days ago · 198 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5164 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1524 days ago · 229 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hexp (also filed as usauto7000hexp, pt22155003). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.