M4.5 earthquake 178 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 178 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Sep 1, 2022, 11:08 AM GMT-12 (23:08 UTC), 269 km (167 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 203 km SW of Hihifo, 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
- 2022-09-01 23:08:46 UTC
- Depth
- 269.3 km (167.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.378° S, 175.018° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 40°
- Stations used
- 104
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Tonga · 1486 days ago · 238 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.3169 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1470 days ago · 231 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.489 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1463 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.1172 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1460 days ago · 248 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.6203 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1447 days ago · 260 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.3174 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1441 days ago · 206 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.5184 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1439 days ago · 230 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.5149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1434 days ago · 234 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i4hs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC.