Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 160 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 160 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 12:11 AM GMT-11 (11:11 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-11 11:11:07 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.563° S, 172.464° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3241 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 5.1211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.6Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.4164 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.8166 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.7193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.4183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.3Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.3155 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.4180 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.7Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.8166 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.9Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.3180 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.5156 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.8225 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.5220 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1413 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.6Tonga region · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.3154 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1407 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 4.7Tonga region · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.5Tonga region · 1401 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 7.3205 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  2. 4.5Tonga region · 1433 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.2150 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 5.0137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1445 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.2137 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000iq5a. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.