Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Feb 17, 2015, 1:28 PM GMT+13 (00:28 UTC), 406 km (252 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-02-17 00:28:03 UTC
Depth
406.2 km (252.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.992° S, 177.509° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 542 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4244 days ago · 480 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 595 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4242 days ago · 576 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4240 days ago · 589 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 534 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4235 days ago · 529 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4232 days ago · 597 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4232 days ago · 552 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.5234 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4229 days ago · 477 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 5.1Fiji region · 4228 days ago · 565 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.3259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4223 days ago · 401 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4220 days ago · 506 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4215 days ago · 391 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4212 days ago · 428 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 561 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 556 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.2264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4208 days ago · 325 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4206 days ago · 555 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 4205 days ago · 436 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.4298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4204 days ago · 566 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 4202 days ago · 268 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4201 days ago · 525 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 4196 days ago · 516 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 562 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 544 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 542 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4254 days ago · 506 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 559 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 540 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 475 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 607 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4274 days ago · 517 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4274 days ago · 566 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 591 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tpw7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.