M5.0 earthquake 186 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 186 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 3:33 PM GMT+13 (02:33 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-06 02:33:25 UTC
- Depth
- 74.9 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.554° S, 176.246° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3166 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 1666 days ago · 148 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.4186 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 161 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5114 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 152 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h2gu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.