Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 9:59 PM GMT+13 (08:59 UTC), 483 km (300 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2015-09-10 08:59:47 UTC
Depth
483.3 km (300.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.757° S, 177.894° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4037 days ago · 591 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.7263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4037 days ago · 362 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.1248 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4035 days ago · 338 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4033 days ago · 514 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4028 days ago · 581 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4026 days ago · 588 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4024 days ago · 502 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4014 days ago · 501 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4010 days ago · 606 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 576 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4008 days ago · 487 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 473 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4007 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4004 days ago · 538 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.4251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4003 days ago · 486 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 500 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.0256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3997 days ago · 568 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3992 days ago · 576 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.8Fiji region · 3986 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.6243 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3984 days ago · 388 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 576 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 4044 days ago · 559 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.4219 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4048 days ago · 542 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4054 days ago · 585 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4058 days ago · 545 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 558 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4064 days ago · 479 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003hq0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.