M6.2 earthquake in Tonga on March 22, 2026

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on March 22, 2026 at 06:15 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 121 km northeast of Hihifo, at a depth of 14 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.2magnitude

14 kmdepth

06:15time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

1 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Sunshine Coast (Australia)3,736 km
Central Coast (Australia)4,113 km
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)4,377 km
Merauke (Indonesia)5,123 km
Jayapura (Indonesia)5,270 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 57 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.3.

M6.3 · Mar 22, 15:30 UTC32 km
M6.2 · Mar 22, 15:27 UTC36 km
M6.1 · Apr 19, 17:34 UTC59 km
M5.9 · Mar 22, 22:26 UTC44 km
M5.7 · Mar 23, 06:02 UTC33 km
M5.6 · Mar 22, 16:00 UTC36 km
M5.2 · Oct 15, 13:29 UTC42 km
M5.2 · Mar 27, 23:35 UTC81 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 140 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.1 (September 29, 2009).

M8.1 · September 29, 200994 km
M7.7 · September 1, 198136 km
M7.6 · May 10, 2023173 km
M7.6 · April 2, 1977184 km
M7.4 · April 7, 199564 km