Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Nov 21, 2016, 4:43 AM GMT+14 (14:43 UTC), 510 km (317 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-20 14:43:58 UTC
Depth
509.9 km (316.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.764° S, 177.932° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 16.7 km horizontally, 12.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 482 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3593 days ago · 611 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 499 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 572 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3589 days ago · 600 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3589 days ago · 515 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3588 days ago · 548 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 497 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3580 days ago · 514 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3579 days ago · 601 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 560 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 475 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 602 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 604 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3568 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 592 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3567 days ago · 496 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3565 days ago · 546 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 511 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 470 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3562 days ago · 563 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 507 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 4.3279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3559 days ago · 476 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.6Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3555 days ago · 391 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3553 days ago · 525 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 4.7Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 557 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 4.6271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3550 days ago · 479 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3548 days ago · 503 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 590 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 565 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3609 days ago · 487 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 574 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3610 days ago · 483 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.0251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 524 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3620 days ago · 429 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3622 days ago · 518 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007dp7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.