M4.3 earthquake 166 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 166 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 12:28 AM GMT+13 (11:28 UTC), 148 km (92 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 114 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-10 11:28:37 UTC
- Depth
- 148.0 km (91.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.415° S, 176.111° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4186 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 161 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.5114 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1655 days ago · 152 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h545. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.