Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 8:21 PM GMT+13 (07:21 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-28 07:21:55 UTC
Depth
596.0 km (370.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.817° S, 177.485° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 524 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 571 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3614 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3610 days ago · 483 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3609 days ago · 487 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 607 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 617 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 568 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 482 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3597 days ago · 575 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 499 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 515 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3588 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 497 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3580 days ago · 514 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3572 days ago · 589 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3568 days ago · 568 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 3568 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 556 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3629 days ago · 537 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3638 days ago · 528 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 538 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3640 days ago · 429 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3640 days ago · 563 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 587 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3647 days ago · 509 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 508 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 562 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 570 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3651 days ago · 555 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073px. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.