Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 113 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 113 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Mar 10, 2022, 4:37 PM GMT-12 (04:37 UTC), 296 km (184 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 127 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-11 04:37:16 UTC
Depth
296.5 km (184.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.200° S, 174.823° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
31

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4176 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.3165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 252 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 5.2127 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.786 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1625 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.536 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1619 days ago · 138 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.1101 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1672 days ago · 316 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.7112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1672 days ago · 152 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.475 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1679 days ago · 284 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.925 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1683 days ago · 163 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.1158 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1692 days ago · 287 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h3q0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.