M4.3 earthquake 119 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 119 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 4:54 AM GMT+13 (15:54 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 171 km W 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-02-27 15:54:00 UTC
- Depth
- 125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.803° S, 176.139° 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 18.3 km horizontally, 15.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100087i4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.