Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 7:58 PM GMT+13 (06:58 UTC), 499 km (310 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 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
2015-03-11 06:58:49 UTC
Depth
498.7 km (309.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.923° S, 178.084° 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 20.4 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4223 days ago · 534 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4219 days ago · 506 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 569 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 594 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 561 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4208 days ago · 556 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4207 days ago · 601 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 555 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.2291 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 384 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 561 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 4199 days ago · 556 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 600 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 590 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4191 days ago · 544 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4188 days ago · 614 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 536 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 520 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4176 days ago · 490 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 6.1Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 581 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4175 days ago · 562 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 537 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 600 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 583 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 4170 days ago · 594 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4225 days ago · 592 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5234 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4228 days ago · 477 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 552 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 594 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 534 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4240 days ago · 614 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 611 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4243 days ago · 480 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4248 days ago · 632 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4253 days ago · 506 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4254 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001mqv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.