Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Sep 20, 2014, 5:47 PM GMT+13 (04:47 UTC), 383 km (238 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-09-20 04:47:52 UTC
Depth
383.5 km (238.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.834° S, 177.822° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 16.6 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
14

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4394 days ago · 616 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.5289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4393 days ago · 587 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4393 days ago · 493 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4387 days ago · 529 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 528 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4384 days ago · 497 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4377 days ago · 489 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 583 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 535 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 613 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.3272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 543 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 546 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 440 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4366 days ago · 600 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 4362 days ago · 584 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4362 days ago · 554 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 511 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 4357 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 4.4264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4356 days ago · 390 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 4.3259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4350 days ago · 526 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 4.0Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 312 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 4.3Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 471 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 470 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4398 days ago · 520 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 524 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4400 days ago · 577 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 555 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4406 days ago · 481 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 490 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4409 days ago · 581 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4419 days ago · 516 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 4421 days ago · 637 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 561 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4426 days ago · 496 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000shck. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.