Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Mar 5, 2022, 11:00 AM GMT+13 (22:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-04 22:00:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.187° S, 172.957° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5128 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1673 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.6118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1671 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.3105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.9113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.356 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.1117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.744 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1643 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.7115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1641 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.8127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.6105 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1620 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1617 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.4121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1613 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.991 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.673 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1688 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.6114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.795 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.386 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.4128 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.698 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h3cn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.