Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Mar 27, 2017, 2:45 AM GMT+13 (13:45 UTC), 389 km (242 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-26 13:45:08 UTC
Depth
389.0 km (241.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.708° S, 177.480° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3477 days ago · 620 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3471 days ago · 590 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 406 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3465 days ago · 407 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3464 days ago · 364 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 391 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3460 days ago · 580 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3457 days ago · 505 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3456 days ago · 572 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 523 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 372 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 609 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 579 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3446 days ago · 529 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3437 days ago · 605 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3437 days ago · 562 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3436 days ago · 611 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3430 days ago · 548 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3424 days ago · 586 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3421 days ago · 572 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3478 days ago · 516 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3482 days ago · 567 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3490 days ago · 512 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3492 days ago · 557 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 440 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3498 days ago · 490 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 505 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 529 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008dkg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.