Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 95 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 95 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 9:55 PM GMT+13 (08:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 74 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-11 08:55:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.569° S, 173.903° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4121 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 5.574 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.782 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.683 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.952 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.477 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.8142 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1680 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 5.382 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1677 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.192 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.5100 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.9109 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 5.5118 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.640 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 1741 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.8150 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gauu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.