Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 6:49 AM GMT+13 (17:49 UTC), 514 km (319 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-31 17:49:40 UTC
Depth
514.2 km (319.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.338° S, 177.562° 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 20.7 km horizontally, 20.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4258 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3251 days ago · 329 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 537 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3247 days ago · 577 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3242 days ago · 507 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3241 days ago · 576 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3240 days ago · 521 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3235 days ago · 549 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3234 days ago · 499 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3226 days ago · 479 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3226 days ago · 509 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3226 days ago · 573 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.2279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 526 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 447 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 475 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 490 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3214 days ago · 379 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.2271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3210 days ago · 530 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.3298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3206 days ago · 502 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3205 days ago · 516 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3199 days ago · 367 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 552 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3257 days ago · 514 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 591 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 3260 days ago · 567 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.0245 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3264 days ago · 351 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3265 days ago · 580 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 514 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.0247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3274 days ago · 395 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3275 days ago · 558 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 486 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.1272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 517 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3279 days ago · 616 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bkzw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.