Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Nov 4, 2014, 2:08 PM GMT+13 (01:08 UTC), 436 km (271 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-11-04 01:08:33 UTC
Depth
436.0 km (270.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.760° S, 177.679° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
128

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4351 days ago · 526 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 312 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 596 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 471 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.2272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4340 days ago · 571 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 434 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 553 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4331 days ago · 546 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4329 days ago · 563 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4328 days ago · 385 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4318 days ago · 542 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 483 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 437 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.6295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4315 days ago · 514 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4313 days ago · 485 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.7271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4312 days ago · 529 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4311 days ago · 528 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 398 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 550 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 588 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4308 days ago · 537 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4307 days ago · 540 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 3.9Fiji region · 4302 days ago · 468 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4299 days ago · 500 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 566 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 5.0261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4297 days ago · 504 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 589 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 601 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 382 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.3266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4293 days ago · 422 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 382 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 7.1Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 434 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 511 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4362 days ago · 554 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4367 days ago · 600 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4372 days ago · 546 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.3272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4372 days ago · 543 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.3292 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4373 days ago · 401 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 583 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4378 days ago · 489 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4383 days ago · 612 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000sttk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.