M4.3 earthquake 283 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 283 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Jan 9, 2018, 2:29 AM GMT+13 (13:29 UTC), 335 km (208 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-08 13:29:33 UTC
- Depth
- 334.6 km (207.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.859° S, 177.839° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cmzr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.