M4.1 earthquake 218 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 218 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 5:46 PM GMT+14 (03:46 UTC), 395 km (245 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 119 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-14 03:46:14 UTC
- Depth
- 394.8 km (245.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 22.371° S, 176.869° 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 20.3 km horizontally, 14.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007w73. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.