Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 97 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 11:09 AM GMT+13 (22:09 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2022-03-05 22:09:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.636° S, 174.071° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7141 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.7150 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.9142 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3140 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1627 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.9119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1626 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
  6. 4.6118 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1625 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 5.382 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.8119 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1676 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.8142 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.477 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1687 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.683 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h2fw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.