Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Jun 6, 2017, 5:05 AM GMT+13 (16:05 UTC), 459 km (285 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-06-05 16:05:02 UTC
Depth
458.7 km (285.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.369° S, 177.986° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
113

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 547 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 449 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3402 days ago · 517 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 613 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3398 days ago · 545 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3393 days ago · 602 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3390 days ago · 574 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3385 days ago · 499 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3384 days ago · 547 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 546 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3371 days ago · 381 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3371 days ago · 488 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.4280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3366 days ago · 409 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3361 days ago · 545 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3351 days ago · 555 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 5.0Fiji region · 3350 days ago · 575 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 520 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3348 days ago · 573 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 581 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3412 days ago · 555 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 3415 days ago · 562 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3417 days ago · 481 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.4282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3418 days ago · 451 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 592 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 480 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3430 days ago · 555 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009kst. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.