Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Oct 29, 2015, 6:33 AM GMT+13 (17:33 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-28 17:33:19 UTC
Depth
558.0 km (346.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.748° S, 177.529° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.2 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
33

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3990 days ago · 573 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.2265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 435 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 348 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 519 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 587 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 573 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3967 days ago · 547 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3965 days ago · 497 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3965 days ago · 510 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.9296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3964 days ago · 545 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 3961 days ago · 621 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3960 days ago · 597 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3954 days ago · 521 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3953 days ago · 606 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3948 days ago · 494 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.0224 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3946 days ago · 468 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 3945 days ago · 571 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3939 days ago · 464 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 401 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 559 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 486 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.0256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3997 days ago · 568 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 500 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.4251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4003 days ago · 486 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4004 days ago · 538 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4008 days ago · 487 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 543 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4014 days ago · 501 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200040tg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.