Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 120 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 120 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 3:12 AM GMT+13 (14:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 211 km S of ‘Ohonua, 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
2022-12-12 14:12:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.413° S, 175.067° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5Tonga region · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.694 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.380 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.465 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1372 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.8202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 5.6211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.7Tonga region · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 5.3201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 5.2215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.4201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.5Tonga region · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.2Tonga region · 1348 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.7100 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.4Tonga region · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.5157 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1394 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.5Tonga region · 1401 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.6142 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1418 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j9qm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.