Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 8:26 AM GMT+13 (19:26 UTC), 515 km (320 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-29 19:26:44 UTC
Depth
515.0 km (320.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.231° S, 177.830° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 3013 days ago · 599 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3010 days ago · 556 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.7214 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2999 days ago · 322 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2995 days ago · 421 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2990 days ago · 585 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2990 days ago · 545 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2989 days ago · 431 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2988 days ago · 512 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2984 days ago · 460 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2984 days ago · 657 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2975 days ago · 509 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2971 days ago · 599 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 543 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.5249 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2969 days ago · 410 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2965 days ago · 521 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2964 days ago · 576 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 542 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2961 days ago · 531 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2958 days ago · 480 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3014 days ago · 521 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 563 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 542 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.2286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3016 days ago · 422 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3018 days ago · 484 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 497 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 544 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.4298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3021 days ago · 505 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3024 days ago · 526 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.0297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3026 days ago · 428 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.4286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3028 days ago · 531 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3031 days ago · 572 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 553 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3034 days ago · 535 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3040 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.8274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3041 days ago · 516 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fxjs. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.