Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Sep 14, 2015, 2:58 PM GMT+13 (01:58 UTC), 362 km (225 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-14 01:58:40 UTC
Depth
361.9 km (224.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.273° S, 177.565° 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, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
185

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 566 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 598 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4024 days ago · 502 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4024 days ago · 587 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4015 days ago · 501 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4010 days ago · 606 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 576 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4008 days ago · 487 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4004 days ago · 538 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.4251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4003 days ago · 486 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 500 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.0256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3997 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 486 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3992 days ago · 576 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3992 days ago · 558 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3990 days ago · 573 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.6243 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3984 days ago · 388 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.2265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 435 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 348 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 519 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 3977 days ago · 495 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4037 days ago · 591 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4040 days ago · 483 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 4044 days ago · 559 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.4219 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4048 days ago · 542 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4054 days ago · 585 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4056 days ago · 591 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4058 days ago · 545 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4060 days ago · 616 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 558 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003j8m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.