M4.3 earthquake 145 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 145 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Aug 5, 2014, 5:57 PM GMT+13 (04:57 UTC), 191 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 225 km WSW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-08-05 04:57:26 UTC
- Depth
- 191.2 km (118.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.452° S, 176.583° 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
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5225 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4441 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.473 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4419 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s30j. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.