Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Mar 27, 2017, 1:04 AM GMT+13 (12:04 UTC), 516 km (321 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-26 12:04:00 UTC
Depth
516.4 km (320.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.346° S, 177.395° 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 23.1 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3477 days ago · 389 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3470 days ago · 590 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3464 days ago · 407 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 364 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 391 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3459 days ago · 580 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3456 days ago · 505 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 523 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3445 days ago · 529 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3443 days ago · 535 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3436 days ago · 605 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3436 days ago · 562 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3429 days ago · 548 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3425 days ago · 480 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 543 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 529 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3420 days ago · 572 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 567 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3484 days ago · 554 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3489 days ago · 512 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3491 days ago · 557 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3495 days ago · 440 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3505 days ago · 529 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008dkb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.