M4.5 earthquake 47 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Nov 4, 2014, 6:55 AM GMT+13 (17:55 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 82 km NW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-11-03 17:55:45 UTC
- Depth
- 59.1 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.774° S, 174.419° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.2 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.385 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 4340 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.140 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 4323 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.882 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 4316 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.372 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 4308 days ago · 91 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.1Tonga · 4306 days ago · 258 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000sxbs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.