M5.1 earthquake 243 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 243 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Mar 15, 1984, 1:40 AM GMT+13 (12:40 UTC), 360 km (223 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-03-14 12:40:09 UTC
- Depth
- 359.5 km (223.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.929° S, 177.153° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15545 days ago · 545 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15536 days ago · 490 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15533 days ago · 550 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.0255 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15528 days ago · 421 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.8248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15512 days ago · 507 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 6.0Fiji region · 15545 days ago · 570 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15547 days ago · 321 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15558 days ago · 504 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15568 days ago · 374 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15574 days ago · 526 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022nd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.