Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 100 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 100 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jan 3, 2022, 10:40 AM GMT+13 (21:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 74 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-01-02 21:40:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.856° S, 174.125° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.192 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 5.095 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.642 km N of Kolonga, Tonga · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.574 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.782 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.683 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.952 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.477 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.8142 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.8119 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 5.382 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.9109 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.5118 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1738 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.8150 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4112 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 5.3127 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gbeb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.