M4.6 earthquake 101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 11:17 AM GMT+13 (22:17 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 31 km N 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
- 2022-06-14 22:17:39 UTC
- Depth
- 77.6 km (48.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.856° S, 174.463° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4132 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 147 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.731 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1569 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7105 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1567 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.7142 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 240 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5164 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1525 days ago · 229 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4Tonga · 1514 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 4.0141 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1573 days ago · 144 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.1163 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1579 days ago · 186 km deep · 78 km away
- 6.3129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1581 days ago · 237 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
- 4.655 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1583 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.081 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.3157 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 163 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3139 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1598 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hhfs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.