Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 11:17 AM GMT+13 (22:17 UTC), 325 km (202 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-03-28 22:17:33 UTC
Depth
325.4 km (202.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.930° S, 177.392° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
28

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 555 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4204 days ago · 436 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.4298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4203 days ago · 566 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4201 days ago · 268 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4200 days ago · 525 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4195 days ago · 516 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 562 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4191 days ago · 544 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4184 days ago · 571 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 5.1297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 4179 days ago · 487 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 507 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4176 days ago · 490 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 556 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4175 days ago · 562 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 537 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 415 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 471 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 580 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 4159 days ago · 556 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.2261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4157 days ago · 451 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 4.6278 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4156 days ago · 558 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 554 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 4154 days ago · 424 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4150 days ago · 564 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4148 days ago · 477 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4211 days ago · 428 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4214 days ago · 391 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4219 days ago · 506 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4222 days ago · 401 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 5.1Fiji region · 4227 days ago · 565 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.5234 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4228 days ago · 477 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 552 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4231 days ago · 597 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4234 days ago · 529 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 405 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001rn9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.