M4.2 earthquake 137 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 137 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Mar 10, 2022, 2:06 PM GMT-12 (02:06 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 127 km SSW 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-11 02:06:52 UTC
- Depth
- 107.7 km (66.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.119° S, 174.237° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.951 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1659 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.6117 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1658 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1647 days ago · 252 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.2127 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1642 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 4.5181 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1632 days ago · 266 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.786 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1623 days ago · 118 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.3130 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1622 days ago · 126 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.8124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1605 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h554. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.