Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 10:41 AM GMT+13 (21:41 UTC), 557 km (346 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2017-03-11 21:41:21 UTC
Depth
556.6 km (345.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.096° S, 177.587° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
27

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3488 days ago · 512 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 567 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 516 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 389 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3465 days ago · 406 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 407 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 364 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 391 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3459 days ago · 580 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3457 days ago · 390 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 505 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 572 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 523 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 579 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 529 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3443 days ago · 535 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3435 days ago · 605 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3435 days ago · 562 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3495 days ago · 440 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 3498 days ago · 586 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 505 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 529 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 426 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 545 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 513 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 451 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.5298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3511 days ago · 589 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.3236 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3511 days ago · 527 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3517 days ago · 386 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3520 days ago · 565 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008ssb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.