Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, May 5, 2014, 1:13 PM GMT+13 (00:13 UTC), 400 km (248 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2014-05-05 00:13:49 UTC
Depth
399.6 km (248.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.685° S, 177.705° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4535 days ago · 548 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4532 days ago · 335 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4531 days ago · 520 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4526 days ago · 503 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.1251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4525 days ago · 336 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4524 days ago · 536 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4522 days ago · 442 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4521 days ago · 507 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4520 days ago · 649 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4517 days ago · 483 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4517 days ago · 523 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4516 days ago · 532 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.5276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4515 days ago · 527 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 4515 days ago · 572 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.4193 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4514 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 5.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4510 days ago · 381 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4509 days ago · 548 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4508 days ago · 541 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4507 days ago · 360 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4506 days ago · 588 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 4505 days ago · 604 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4505 days ago · 381 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 4502 days ago · 589 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 4499 days ago · 591 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4498 days ago · 475 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 4.3284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4497 days ago · 495 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.4264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4495 days ago · 504 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 4492 days ago · 533 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4489 days ago · 434 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 4.4270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 404 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 5.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4485 days ago · 323 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 4.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4478 days ago · 399 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 4537 days ago · 612 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.6285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4539 days ago · 409 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4545 days ago · 490 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.9266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4556 days ago · 544 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4558 days ago · 532 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4559 days ago · 574 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4559 days ago · 531 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4561 days ago · 375 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4561 days ago · 595 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.6255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4564 days ago · 392 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.3266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4565 days ago · 361 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qa19. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.