M5.4 earthquake 240 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 240 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Mar 24, 2022, 9:47 AM GMT+13 (20:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-23 20:47:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.476° S, 175.323° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Strongest shaking
- I, not felt shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0260 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1646 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 4.8276 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.6235 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7216 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1654 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.0234 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.3Tonga region · 1656 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.4296 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1666 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.4293 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1677 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5south of Tonga · 1681 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gwpf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.