Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 1:51 PM GMT+13 (00:51 UTC), 551 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-06-29 00:51:17 UTC
Depth
551.5 km (342.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.790° S, 177.339° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10009783. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.