M4.5 earthquake 289 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 289 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Apr 28, 2015, 6:36 AM GMT+13 (17:36 UTC), 375 km (233 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-04-27 17:36:03 UTC
- Depth
- 375.1 km (233.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 22.089° S, 177.826° 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, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0268 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4177 days ago · 369 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 395 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 4132 days ago · 534 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002bw6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.