Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 157 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 157 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 7:11 PM GMT+13 (06:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
2022-12-08 06:11:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.680° S, 174.461° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5120 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1390 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 5.5Tonga region · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.694 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.380 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.465 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1372 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.8202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.7Tonga region · 1369 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.5222 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.4Tonga region · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.7219 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 5.3201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.8215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 5.2215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.6224 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.4201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.5Tonga region · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.2Tonga region · 1348 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.4Tonga region · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Tonga region · 1401 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.6142 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1418 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j90l. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.