M4.4 earthquake 140 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 140 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 12:29 PM GMT+13 (23:29 UTC), 181 km (112 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 172 km SW 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-11-15 23:29:57 UTC
- Depth
- 181.0 km (112.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.970° S, 176.250° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000e494. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3172 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7602 days ago · 140 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.7139 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7598 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2162 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7580 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.7202 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7579 days ago · 204 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.9154 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7579 days ago · 566 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.0187 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7571 days ago · 349 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e494. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.