M4.9 earthquake 145 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 145 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 5, 2022, 3:47 PM GMT-12 (03:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 156 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-06-06 03:47:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.695° S, 173.036° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4117 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1557 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.7190 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1555 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5159 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1550 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.4156 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1541 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.7Tonga · 1535 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hf9f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.