M4.1 earthquake 136 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 136 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Mar 3, 2015, 1:10 PM GMT+13 (00:10 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 78 km NNW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-03-03 00:10:43 UTC
- Depth
- 133.9 km (83.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.677° S, 174.776° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.372 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 4233 days ago · 155 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.678 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 4232 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.4147 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.652 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 4223 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.441 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 4218 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 4202 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5143 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4183 days ago · 277 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.6140 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 4180 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tvk5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.