Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 4:07 AM GMT-11 (15:07 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Tonga region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-11 15:07:34 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.789° S, 172.157° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.2 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.3Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.3155 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.4180 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.7Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.8166 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.9Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.3180 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.5156 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.8225 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.5220 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1413 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.6Tonga region · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.3154 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1407 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.7Tonga region · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.5Tonga region · 1401 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.8166 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.4164 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.6Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 5.1211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.3241 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.5160 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 7.3205 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  8. 4.5Tonga region · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.2150 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.0137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 5.2137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ip21. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.