M4.5 earthquake 291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Jan 3, 1976, 7:55 PM GMT+13 (06:55 UTC), 410 km (255 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-03 06:55:00 UTC
- Depth
- 410.0 km (254.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.875° S, 178.005° 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.
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 18519 days ago · 544 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18506 days ago · 563 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 18501 days ago · 607 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e92. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.