Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 83 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 83 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 10:13 AM GMT+13 (21:13 UTC), 151 km (94 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 21:13:36 UTC
Depth
151.4 km (94.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.249° S, 174.064° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.1117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.744 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.7102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.1130 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1620 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.4121 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1614 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.261 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1607 days ago · 84 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.3105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.475 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1680 days ago · 284 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.925 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1684 days ago · 163 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.991 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.542 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h5tl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.