Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 292 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 292 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 9:57 AM GMT+13 (20:57 UTC), 401 km (249 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 Fiji region. 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
2014-10-14 20:57:59 UTC
Depth
400.9 km (249.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.409° S, 177.317° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 17.7 km horizontally, 20.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4372 days ago · 543 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 503 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4363 days ago · 554 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4359 days ago · 511 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 7.1Fiji region · 4356 days ago · 434 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 382 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.7299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4354 days ago · 436 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.3259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4351 days ago · 526 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4350 days ago · 312 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 596 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.2272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4340 days ago · 571 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 553 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4332 days ago · 546 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4330 days ago · 563 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4329 days ago · 385 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4318 days ago · 483 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 437 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4378 days ago · 489 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4383 days ago · 612 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4387 days ago · 572 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4388 days ago · 581 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4394 days ago · 599 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4394 days ago · 493 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.5289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4394 days ago · 587 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4400 days ago · 524 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sr4y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.