Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Jul 14, 2017, 4:36 PM GMT+13 (03:36 UTC), 409 km (254 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
2017-07-14 03:36:42 UTC
Depth
409.4 km (254.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.254° S, 177.911° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3362 days ago · 604 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3361 days ago · 545 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3351 days ago · 555 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 3350 days ago · 575 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 520 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3348 days ago · 573 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3347 days ago · 533 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 581 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 580 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.4252 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 402 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 489 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3337 days ago · 578 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.6269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3335 days ago · 506 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 592 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.1299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3321 days ago · 555 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 506 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 546 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3313 days ago · 559 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 3312 days ago · 568 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 3310 days ago · 585 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3371 days ago · 488 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3371 days ago · 381 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 546 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3377 days ago · 530 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3377 days ago · 529 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3381 days ago · 529 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3384 days ago · 547 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3385 days ago · 499 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3390 days ago · 574 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3393 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009w7j. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.