M4.5 earthquake 225 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 225 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Aug 8, 2014, 12:27 PM GMT+13 (23:27 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-08-07 23:27:24 UTC
- Depth
- 128.4 km (79.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.676° S, 177.313° 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
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4407 days ago · 481 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3293 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4402 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s481. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.