Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, May 17, 2014, 12:02 AM GMT+13 (11:02 UTC), 336 km (209 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2014-05-16 11:02:34 UTC
Depth
336.1 km (208.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.125° S, 177.367° 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
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4524 days ago · 536 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4522 days ago · 557 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4521 days ago · 507 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4517 days ago · 361 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4516 days ago · 523 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4515 days ago · 532 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.5276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4515 days ago · 527 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4514 days ago · 572 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.4193 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4514 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 5.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4509 days ago · 381 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 4508 days ago · 548 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4507 days ago · 541 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4506 days ago · 360 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4505 days ago · 381 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4497 days ago · 475 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4496 days ago · 549 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.4264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4495 days ago · 504 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 533 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 434 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 5.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4485 days ago · 323 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 4474 days ago · 586 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4473 days ago · 558 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 4.8298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4471 days ago · 566 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 549 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 570 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4526 days ago · 503 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4531 days ago · 520 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 4531 days ago · 438 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 5.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4535 days ago · 548 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4536 days ago · 400 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4545 days ago · 490 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3293 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4551 days ago · 575 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4551 days ago · 610 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rask. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.