Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Oct 3, 2014, 8:37 PM GMT+13 (07:37 UTC), 497 km (309 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-10-03 07:37:49 UTC
Depth
496.8 km (308.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.648° S, 177.725° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4378 days ago · 489 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 583 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 613 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4372 days ago · 543 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 546 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4371 days ago · 440 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4367 days ago · 600 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4362 days ago · 554 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 511 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 555 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.4264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4357 days ago · 390 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 4354 days ago · 382 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.7299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4353 days ago · 436 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.3259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4351 days ago · 526 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 312 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 471 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.2272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4340 days ago · 571 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 4.5265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4336 days ago · 502 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 434 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4328 days ago · 385 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 541 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 536 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 528 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4387 days ago · 529 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4394 days ago · 493 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.5289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4394 days ago · 587 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4395 days ago · 616 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.1273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 383 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 470 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4398 days ago · 520 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 524 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4400 days ago · 577 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 555 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4407 days ago · 481 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 490 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4410 days ago · 531 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sifd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.