M4.4 earthquake 179 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 179 km NW of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 11:41 AM GMT+13 (22:41 UTC), 251 km (156 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 141 km W of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-06-09 22:41:27 UTC
- Depth
- 250.7 km (155.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.873° S, 175.748° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 14.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9141 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1574 days ago · 188 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1540 days ago · 198 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hhcs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.