M4.8 earthquake 142 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 142 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Feb 26, 2022, 4:15 AM GMT+13 (15:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-02-25 15:15:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.031° S, 173.611° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8119 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1676 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.382 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.097 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.7141 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.5105 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 1650 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.9142 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.9119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1626 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
- 4.6118 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1625 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h1fb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.