Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Jan 9, 2018, 3:19 AM GMT+13 (14:19 UTC), 450 km (279 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-08 14:19:17 UTC
Depth
449.6 km (279.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.943° S, 177.653° 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 18.5 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3190 days ago · 462 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3190 days ago · 445 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3187 days ago · 394 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3186 days ago · 492 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.5276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3181 days ago · 494 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.3297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3180 days ago · 471 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3174 days ago · 539 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3172 days ago · 447 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.0288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3171 days ago · 473 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3162 days ago · 467 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 3160 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3156 days ago · 528 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3152 days ago · 546 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3151 days ago · 453 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3146 days ago · 466 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3133 days ago · 521 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3196 days ago · 596 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.3288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3198 days ago · 537 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3202 days ago · 367 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 3208 days ago · 556 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3208 days ago · 517 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3209 days ago · 516 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.3298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3209 days ago · 502 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.2271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3213 days ago · 530 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 379 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3219 days ago · 573 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3219 days ago · 490 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cmzv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.