Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Feb 4, 2017, 8:44 AM GMT+13 (19:44 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. 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
2017-02-03 19:44:24 UTC
Depth
572.9 km (356.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.617° S, 177.418° 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 17.2 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3525 days ago · 526 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3519 days ago · 565 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3516 days ago · 386 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3236 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3511 days ago · 527 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.5298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 589 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 451 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 513 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 426 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 529 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 505 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 490 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 440 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3490 days ago · 557 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3488 days ago · 512 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3480 days ago · 567 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 516 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 389 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3475 days ago · 620 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 568 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3528 days ago · 602 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3535 days ago · 530 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3547 days ago · 503 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 605 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 525 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008k8w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.