M4.5 earthquake 79 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 79 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Dec 27, 2022, 3:55 AM GMT+13 (14:55 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 47 km NNE 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-26 14:55:05 UTC
- Depth
- 111.2 km (69.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.291° S, 174.638° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0164 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1358 days ago · 258 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1353 days ago · 227 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.747 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1345 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.5141 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1339 days ago · 236 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5127 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1321 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j2l1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.