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Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 137 km northwest of Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga, on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:27 pm (GMT +13) -

$Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 137 km northwest of Neiafu, Vava\'u, Tonga, on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:27 pm (GMT +13)$ $Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 137 km northwest of Neiafu, Vava\'u, Tonga, on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:27 pm (GMT +13)$

Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 198 km depth

8 Nov 06:40 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 13 minutes.
8 Nov 06:44: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 212.5 to 211.8 km (from 132 to 132 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.7 km (4.2 mi) towards WNW.
8 Nov 07:11: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 8, 2022 06:27:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:27 pm (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.5
Depth	197.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	17.9083°S / 175.0188°W (South Pacific Ocean, Tonga)
Antipode	17.908°N / 4.981°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Fonualei (74 km / 46 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	137 km (85 mi) NW of Neiafu (pop: 4,320) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 223 km (139 mi) NNW of Bangai (Pangai) (pop: 1,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 253 km (157 mi) SSW of Hihifo (pop: 815) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 26.2°C (79 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10¹¹ joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.5	198 km	136 Km NW of Neiafu, Tonga	USGS
4.5	198 km	Tonga Islands	RaspberryShake
4.5	158 km	TONGA	EMSC
4.5	10 km	Tonga Islands	IRIS
4.5	241 km	Tonga Islands	GFZ

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Folaha (Nukuhetulu) (TNG1/YC network) | Distance from quake: 363 km / 226 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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