M4.1 earthquake 101 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 101 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Mar 5, 2022, 4:03 PM GMT-12 (04:03 UTC), 316 km (196 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 51 km S of Hihifo, 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
- 2022-03-06 04:03:15 UTC
- Depth
- 315.8 km (196.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.102° S, 174.729° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2113 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1666 days ago · 296 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.4176 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.951 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.786 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1625 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.536 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1618 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h3ks. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.