Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 96 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 96 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 3:02 PM GMT+13 (02:02 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 56 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-11 02:02:05 UTC
Depth
198.0 km (123.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.967° S, 176.125° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.956 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.7115 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1667 days ago · 212 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.840 km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1658 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.5114 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1657 days ago · 152 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.578 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.589 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 194 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.867 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1647 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.578 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 140 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.951 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1632 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.564 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1611 days ago · 145 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.864 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1611 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.663 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1671 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.844 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1676 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.031 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1681 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3110 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1687 days ago · 143 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 5.048 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.5Tonga · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.978 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.542 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.956 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.592 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.954 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h552. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC.