Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 220 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 220 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Nov 21, 2022, 2:26 AM GMT-11 (13:26 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Tonga region. 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
2022-11-21 13:26:11 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.049° S, 171.929° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Tonga region · 1411 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.3154 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1407 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.5Tonga region · 1401 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.8225 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1420 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.5156 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.3180 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.9Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.7Tonga region · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.4180 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3155 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.3Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.4183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.7193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.8166 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.4164 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.6Tonga region · 1423 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3241 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.5160 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 7.3205 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  17. 4.2150 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000isbp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.