Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Oct 11, 2017, 11:43 PM GMT+13 (10:43 UTC), 517 km (321 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-11 10:43:25 UTC
Depth
517.2 km (321.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.328° S, 177.676° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 14.8 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
21

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3280 days ago · 486 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3279 days ago · 558 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.0247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3277 days ago · 395 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3275 days ago · 514 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3269 days ago · 580 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.0245 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3268 days ago · 351 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.9Fiji region · 3264 days ago · 567 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3261 days ago · 591 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3261 days ago · 514 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3261 days ago · 552 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.3260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3260 days ago · 514 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.4258 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3255 days ago · 329 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3253 days ago · 537 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3252 days ago · 613 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 3251 days ago · 577 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3246 days ago · 507 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3245 days ago · 576 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3243 days ago · 521 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3240 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3239 days ago · 549 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3238 days ago · 499 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 479 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 509 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 3230 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 4.2279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3225 days ago · 526 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3222 days ago · 447 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 475 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3283 days ago · 616 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3295 days ago · 546 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3297 days ago · 557 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3298 days ago · 496 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.4230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3303 days ago · 374 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.5299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3303 days ago · 564 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000au6c. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.