Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 40 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 9:07 AM GMT+13 (20:07 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 54 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-16 20:07:41 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.053° S, 173.432° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.356 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.6123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.155 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.744 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.786 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1627 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.6105 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1623 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.286 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.536 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 138 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.954 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1620 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.5115 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1610 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.446 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1610 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.261 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1608 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.951 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1664 days ago · 85 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.6118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1673 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 5.925 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1686 days ago · 163 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.991 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.673 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.542 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1691 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h6gj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.