Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 7:52 AM GMT+13 (18:52 UTC), 547 km (340 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-22 18:52:30 UTC
Depth
547.3 km (340.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.050° S, 177.740° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3965 days ago · 497 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3965 days ago · 510 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.9296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3964 days ago · 545 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.3287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3961 days ago · 518 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3960 days ago · 597 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3959 days ago · 415 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3954 days ago · 521 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3953 days ago · 606 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.0224 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3946 days ago · 468 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3945 days ago · 571 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3939 days ago · 464 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 401 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3924 days ago · 607 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 560 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.3278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3914 days ago · 567 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3909 days ago · 534 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3908 days ago · 473 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 587 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3977 days ago · 495 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 519 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 348 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.2265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 435 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 550 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3990 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3992 days ago · 558 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3992 days ago · 576 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 486 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.0256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3997 days ago · 568 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100040d0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.