Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 8:48 AM GMT+13 (19:48 UTC), 453 km (281 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-02-16 19:48:34 UTC
Depth
453.0 km (281.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.488° S, 177.945° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3142 days ago · 466 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3133 days ago · 525 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 531 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3131 days ago · 566 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3130 days ago · 521 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 5.7Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 540 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3121 days ago · 558 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3120 days ago · 530 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3118 days ago · 566 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3115 days ago · 559 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3111 days ago · 501 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3111 days ago · 523 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3104 days ago · 514 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3102 days ago · 549 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.5284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3101 days ago · 544 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.5261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3092 days ago · 503 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3090 days ago · 546 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3089 days ago · 518 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3149 days ago · 546 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3150 days ago · 561 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.2279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3153 days ago · 528 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 5.3Fiji region · 3157 days ago · 560 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3159 days ago · 467 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3159 days ago · 573 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3160 days ago · 553 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3167 days ago · 512 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.0288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3167 days ago · 473 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.4251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3168 days ago · 382 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3169 days ago · 447 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3169 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3170 days ago · 539 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3172 days ago · 589 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d891. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.