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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 159 km northwest of Nukalofa, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, on Saturday, Nov 5, 2022 at 4:17 am (GMT +13) -

$Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 159 km northwest of Nukalofa, Nuku\'alofa, Tongatapu, on Saturday, Nov 5, 2022 at 4:17 am (GMT +13)$ $Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 159 km northwest of Nukalofa, Nuku\'alofa, Tongatapu, on Saturday, Nov 5, 2022 at 4:17 am (GMT +13)$

Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 221 km depth

4 Nov 15:35 UTC: First to report: USGS after 18 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 4, 2022 15:17:09 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Nov 5, 2022 at 4:17 am (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.6
Depth	220.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	19.8138°S / 175.7725°W (South Pacific Ocean, Tonga)
Antipode	19.814°N / 4.227°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Fonuafo'ou (67 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	148 km (92 mi) W of Bangai (Pangai) (pop: 1,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 159 km (99 mi) NNW of Nukalofa (Nuku'alofa) (pop: 22,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 159 km (99 mi) NNW of Nuku‘alofa (pop: 22,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 164 km (102 mi) NNW of Kolonga (pop: 1,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 189 km (118 mi) NNW of ‘Ohonua (Ohonua) (pop: 1,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 228 km (142 mi) SW of Neiafu (pop: 4,320) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 163 km (101 mi) NNW of Amsterdam Island (pop: 75,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 24.9°C (77 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10¹¹ joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.6	221 km	148 Km W of Pangai, Tonga	USGS
4.6	221 km	Tonga Islands	RaspberryShake
4.6	214 km	TONGA	EMSC
4.6	10 km	Tonga Islands	IRIS
4.3	215 km	Tonga Islands	GFZ

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Folaha (Nukuhetulu) (TNG1/YC network) | Distance from quake: 162 km / 101 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Folaha (Nukuhetulu): vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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