Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 234 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 234 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Mar 8, 2015, 6:58 AM GMT+13 (17:58 UTC), 477 km (297 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-03-07 17:58:41 UTC
Depth
477.2 km (296.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.592° S, 177.388° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 4228 days ago · 565 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4226 days ago · 499 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4221 days ago · 506 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4215 days ago · 391 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4208 days ago · 325 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4206 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4202 days ago · 525 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 544 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4185 days ago · 536 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 5.1297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 4180 days ago · 487 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4178 days ago · 490 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 562 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 580 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 537 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4233 days ago · 552 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4235 days ago · 529 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4237 days ago · 534 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4241 days ago · 589 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4244 days ago · 480 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4248 days ago · 542 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4248 days ago · 406 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 542 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 506 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 540 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 475 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001lba. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.