Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 293 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 293 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Feb 26, 2022, 11:04 PM GMT+13 (10:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 240 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-26 10:04:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.982° S, 174.945° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Tonga region · 1658 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1658 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.7216 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1657 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.6235 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.5south of Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.8276 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 5.4240 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 5.0260 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.5south of Tonga · 1680 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.4south of Tonga · 1680 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.5south of Tonga · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.9Tonga region · 1689 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 5.0south of Tonga · 1689 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.9251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1694 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.9264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1694 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.0282 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 5.2266 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 5.0284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.5south of Tonga · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.9208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h1r9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.