Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Nov 18, 2007, 3:46 PM GMT+13 (02:46 UTC), 361 km (224 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-11-18 02:46:36 UTC
Depth
361.1 km (224.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.233° S, 177.619° 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 usp000fstp. 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.

Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6890 days ago · 524 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 6888 days ago · 510 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 6884 days ago · 562 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6872 days ago · 544 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 6870 days ago · 524 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6868 days ago · 526 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6863 days ago · 406 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6856 days ago · 600 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 6855 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 498 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6849 days ago · 507 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.0287 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6847 days ago · 569 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6844 days ago · 552 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 6843 days ago · 612 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.2236 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6839 days ago · 524 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 6834 days ago · 520 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6834 days ago · 539 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.7Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 528 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 6905 days ago · 553 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6908 days ago · 500 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6909 days ago · 542 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6912 days ago · 560 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.9284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6915 days ago · 444 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.7201 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6916 days ago · 237 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6918 days ago · 463 km deep · 25 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fstp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.