Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 2:50 AM GMT+13 (13:50 UTC), 497 km (309 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-24 13:50:51 UTC
Depth
497.1 km (308.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.624° S, 177.728° 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 17.1 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3018 days ago · 484 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 542 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 563 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3014 days ago · 521 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3014 days ago · 515 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 3013 days ago · 599 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 5.0Fiji region · 3011 days ago · 490 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3010 days ago · 556 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3002 days ago · 550 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.7214 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2999 days ago · 322 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2997 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2995 days ago · 421 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2990 days ago · 545 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2989 days ago · 431 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2988 days ago · 512 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2975 days ago · 509 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2971 days ago · 599 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 543 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.5249 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2969 days ago · 410 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2965 days ago · 521 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2964 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 542 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2961 days ago · 531 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 544 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3023 days ago · 576 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3024 days ago · 526 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.0297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3026 days ago · 428 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.4286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3028 days ago · 531 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3031 days ago · 572 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 553 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3034 days ago · 535 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3040 days ago · 580 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.8274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3041 days ago · 516 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3048 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000frba. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.