Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, May 22, 2017, 12:39 PM GMT+13 (23:39 UTC), 572 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-21 23:39:24 UTC
Depth
572.4 km (355.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.992° S, 177.777° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 21.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3413 days ago · 559 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.3258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3413 days ago · 507 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3412 days ago · 494 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3410 days ago · 415 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3409 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 547 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 573 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3406 days ago · 400 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3405 days ago · 517 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 415 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3397 days ago · 552 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.4259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3393 days ago · 424 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3390 days ago · 559 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3388 days ago · 499 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3387 days ago · 547 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3384 days ago · 612 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3384 days ago · 529 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.5268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3384 days ago · 551 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3380 days ago · 529 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3380 days ago · 530 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3379 days ago · 602 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3377 days ago · 552 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 4.0272 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3376 days ago · 561 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 3375 days ago · 591 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3374 days ago · 488 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 3365 days ago · 604 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3364 days ago · 545 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3423 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3424 days ago · 529 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3426 days ago · 543 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3430 days ago · 648 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3431 days ago · 548 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3437 days ago · 562 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3437 days ago · 605 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3445 days ago · 535 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3447 days ago · 529 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008vi1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.