Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 94 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 94 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Dec 27, 2022, 2:08 PM GMT+13 (01:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 65 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-27 01:08:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.113° S, 174.583° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.380 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 5.465 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1372 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.085 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1352 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2Tonga region · 1349 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.7100 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1348 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4Tonga region · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 5.3121 km ESE of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.9115 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 5.3121 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1330 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.7106 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1328 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 5.4Tonga region · 1323 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 5.2131 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1321 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 5.5Tonga region · 1376 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.378 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1381 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.5120 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1390 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.5157 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1395 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.5Tonga region · 1402 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 5.476 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j357. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.