M5.0 earthquake 285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Dec 14, 1984, 1:17 PM GMT+13 (00:17 UTC), 464 km (288 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-14 00:17:20 UTC
- Depth
- 464.1 km (288.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.920° S, 177.948° 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 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 15248 days ago · 557 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15227 days ago · 531 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15215 days ago · 549 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15208 days ago · 591 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15207 days ago · 559 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.4228 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15207 days ago · 326 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15205 days ago · 560 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15204 days ago · 554 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a0e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.