M6.2 earthquake in Tonga on March 22, 2026

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on March 22, 2026 at 15:27 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 148 km northeast of Hihifo, at a depth of 10 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.2magnitude
10 kmdepth
15:27time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Sunshine Coast (Australia)3,767 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)4,140 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)4,412 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)5,159 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)5,306 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 52 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.3.

  • M6.3 · Mar 22, 15:30 UTC9 km
  • M6.1 · Apr 19, 17:34 UTC95 km
  • M5.9 · Mar 22, 22:26 UTC46 km
  • M5.7 · Mar 23, 06:02 UTC44 km
  • M5.6 · Mar 22, 16:00 UTC62 km
  • M5.2 · Oct 15, 13:29 UTC78 km
  • M5.2 · Mar 27, 23:35 UTC75 km
  • M5.1 · Jul 11, 15:33 UTC51 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 132 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.1 (September 29, 2009).

  • M8.1 · September 29, 200959 km
  • M7.7 · September 1, 198163 km
  • M7.6 · May 10, 2023207 km
  • M7.6 · April 2, 1977167 km
  • M7.4 · April 7, 1995100 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Sunshine CoastEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Jun 4, 18:37 UTC.