M5.2 earthquake 103 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 103 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Nov 21, 2022, 11:55 PM GMT+13 (10:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 76 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-11-21 10:55:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.947° S, 174.041° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.476 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.5Tonga · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.998 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 1396 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5114 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.378 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1381 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.3110 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1363 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.085 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1352 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000iraj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.