Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Dec 29, 2018, 5:44 AM GMT+13 (16:44 UTC), 499 km (310 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-28 16:44:16 UTC
Depth
499.1 km (310.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.172° S, 177.585° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2828 days ago · 525 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2828 days ago · 537 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2827 days ago · 481 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.7282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2819 days ago · 538 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2818 days ago · 545 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2816 days ago · 476 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.2287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2814 days ago · 561 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2808 days ago · 564 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2808 days ago · 498 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2806 days ago · 519 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2806 days ago · 545 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.8295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2801 days ago · 562 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2798 days ago · 457 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2793 days ago · 560 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2792 days ago · 593 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2788 days ago · 614 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 2788 days ago · 545 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2780 days ago · 535 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2778 days ago · 536 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2775 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2833 days ago · 580 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.4236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2836 days ago · 555 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2838 days ago · 556 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2838 days ago · 608 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2838 days ago · 608 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2846 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2853 days ago · 545 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.6274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2853 days ago · 490 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 543 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.9Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 525 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 508 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000iyn6. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.