Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 4:10 PM GMT+13 (03:10 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-12 03:10:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.716° S, 175.184° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 5.0south of Tonga · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.9Tonga region · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.2261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.5south of Tonga · 1682 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4south of Tonga · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4293 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.4296 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1667 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3Tonga region · 1657 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.5284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.7216 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.6235 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1654 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.8276 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1654 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 5.4240 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 5.0260 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1647 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1693 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2241 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.0282 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.2266 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 5.0284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.5south of Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.9208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.5south of Tonga · 1719 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gln6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC.