Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Feb 4, 2022, 1:45 AM GMT+13 (12:45 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
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-02-03 12:45:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.213° S, 175.054° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 5.2266 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 5.0282 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1694 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.2241 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1694 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.9264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.9251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 5.2261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1684 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.9230 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1682 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.5south of Tonga · 1681 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.4293 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1677 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.3Tonga region · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.7216 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.6235 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.8276 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 5.4240 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 5.0260 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1646 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 5.0150 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ghtm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.