Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 10:27 PM GMT+13 (09:27 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
2022-03-13 09:27:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.072° S, 173.583° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
38

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1664 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.383 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 151 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.9113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.356 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1654 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1650 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.3122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1646 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.1117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.744 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.7115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1642 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1637 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.8127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.1130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.6105 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1622 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1618 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.4121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1614 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.261 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1608 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.5128 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.991 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.673 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.542 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h5gd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.