Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Apr 10, 2017, 8:49 AM GMT+13 (19:49 UTC), 391 km (243 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-09 19:49:12 UTC
Depth
391.3 km (243.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.421° S, 177.732° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3458 days ago · 580 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3456 days ago · 390 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 505 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3453 days ago · 523 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 529 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3442 days ago · 535 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3435 days ago · 605 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3434 days ago · 562 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3428 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 480 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 598 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 592 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 572 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3417 days ago · 481 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.4280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 559 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.3258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 507 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3409 days ago · 494 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 415 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 547 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 573 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3403 days ago · 400 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3402 days ago · 517 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3461 days ago · 545 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 364 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 407 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3475 days ago · 389 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 516 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3480 days ago · 567 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3487 days ago · 512 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3490 days ago · 557 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008ham. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.