Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Jul 9, 2014, 9:33 PM GMT+13 (08:33 UTC), 566 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-07-09 08:33:55 UTC
Depth
565.6 km (351.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.003° S, 177.807° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 549 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 570 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4464 days ago · 525 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4463 days ago · 525 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 537 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 531 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 6.9Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 615 km deep · 66 km away · tsunami flag
  8. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4459 days ago · 512 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.9256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4457 days ago · 463 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4457 days ago · 601 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 610 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 525 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 4452 days ago · 557 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4451 days ago · 611 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4446 days ago · 579 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 495 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4443 days ago · 568 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.7276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4442 days ago · 520 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4442 days ago · 547 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.5256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4438 days ago · 476 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 4438 days ago · 551 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4434 days ago · 375 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 348 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 570 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4427 days ago · 496 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 561 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 4.0Fiji region · 4422 days ago · 637 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 4.3289 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4420 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4420 days ago · 516 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4472 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4472 days ago · 576 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4474 days ago · 558 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4474 days ago · 586 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4480 days ago · 634 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 5.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4485 days ago · 323 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 434 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 533 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.4264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4495 days ago · 504 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4497 days ago · 549 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4497 days ago · 475 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 4499 days ago · 591 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rr7k. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.