Tonga earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 3:45 AM GMT+13 (14:45 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
5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-19 14:45:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.546° S, 175.828° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6299 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1668 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.4296 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1667 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.3Tonga region · 1657 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.7216 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.6235 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.8276 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1654 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 5.4240 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.0260 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1647 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Tonga region · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 5.0south of Tonga · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.9251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.9264 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1693 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1695 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.2241 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 5.0282 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 5.2266 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 5.0284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.5south of Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.9208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gm89. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.