Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 11:34 PM GMT+13 (10:34 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-15 10:34:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.003° S, 173.781° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.383 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 151 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.9113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.1117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.744 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1643 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.7115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1641 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.1130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1619 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1617 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.4121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1613 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.261 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1606 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.5128 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1673 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1673 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.991 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.542 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h5t1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.