Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Aug 12, 2014, 7:10 AM GMT+13 (18:10 UTC), 476 km (296 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-11 18:10:00 UTC
Depth
475.6 km (295.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.739° S, 177.641° 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
±0.09
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4438 days ago · 551 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.5192 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4437 days ago · 290 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4435 days ago · 375 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4429 days ago · 570 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4427 days ago · 496 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 561 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 619 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4420 days ago · 516 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4419 days ago · 599 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4413 days ago · 587 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4410 days ago · 531 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4410 days ago · 490 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4407 days ago · 481 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 469 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 555 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 577 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4400 days ago · 597 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 524 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 520 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 470 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.1273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 383 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 4.7Fiji region · 4395 days ago · 616 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.5289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4394 days ago · 587 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4394 days ago · 493 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4388 days ago · 529 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4386 days ago · 528 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 497 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 4.4Fiji region · 4383 days ago · 594 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4378 days ago · 489 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4442 days ago · 547 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.7276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4442 days ago · 520 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4445 days ago · 555 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4445 days ago · 495 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4219 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4451 days ago · 529 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4452 days ago · 557 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 525 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.9256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4458 days ago · 463 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4459 days ago · 512 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4460 days ago · 531 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4460 days ago · 537 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 560 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 512 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 570 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s5bl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.