Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 99 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 8:22 PM GMT+13 (07:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 79 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-31 07:22:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.288° S, 174.001° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9103 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.9115 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.8115 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 548 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.5122 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 547 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 5.0139 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.592 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 5.1120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 5.069 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 516 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 5.479 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.5136 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.4110 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 506 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.6168 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 503 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.3122 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.7100 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.691 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3132 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 5.098 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.968 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.583 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 555 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.3132 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 562 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.8114 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 567 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.971 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 574 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q55x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.