M4.7 earthquake 141 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 141 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 3:28 PM GMT+13 (02:28 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-15 02:28:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.732° S, 173.651° 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
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 220°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7150 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.9142 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1635 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.3140 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1627 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.9119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1626 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
- 4.6118 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1625 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
Before
- 5.097 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.382 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8119 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1676 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.8142 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.7175 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1686 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h5sl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.