Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Mar 7, 2022, 5:03 AM GMT+13 (16:03 UTC), 480 km (298 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-06 16:03:28 UTC
Depth
479.8 km (298.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.633° S, 177.832° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1671 days ago · 500 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 6.1Fiji region · 1671 days ago · 582 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1670 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1666 days ago · 441 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.3240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 525 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1659 days ago · 602 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1652 days ago · 491 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1652 days ago · 598 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1651 days ago · 577 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.0290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1650 days ago · 549 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 532 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.3225 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1643 days ago · 467 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1641 days ago · 543 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1641 days ago · 495 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1638 days ago · 558 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 537 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1633 days ago · 432 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1631 days ago · 573 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.3283 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1628 days ago · 456 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1625 days ago · 405 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 4.1288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1624 days ago · 482 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 4.4220 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1623 days ago · 335 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1623 days ago · 540 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1619 days ago · 525 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.2297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1619 days ago · 549 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 1617 days ago · 569 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1615 days ago · 478 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 4.6279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1614 days ago · 428 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 1614 days ago · 588 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 4.6Fiji region · 1613 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 4.4263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1613 days ago · 516 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1684 days ago · 455 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1685 days ago · 357 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.3264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1685 days ago · 449 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1685 days ago · 561 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1688 days ago · 581 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 543 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 548 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1694 days ago · 535 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1694 days ago · 487 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.5247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 510 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 518 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1701 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.4263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 400 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h3ld. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.