M4.6 earthquake 25 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 25 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jun 3, 2022, 4:54 PM GMT+13 (03:54 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-06-03 03:54:28 UTC
- Depth
- 35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.299° S, 174.703° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 158°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Tonga · 1576 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.484 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1551 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hfx6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.