Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 3:01 PM GMT+13 (02:01 UTC), 498 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-20 02:01:35 UTC
Depth
498.3 km (309.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.381° S, 177.628° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
23

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2811 days ago · 519 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2811 days ago · 545 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 5.8295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2806 days ago · 562 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2804 days ago · 457 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2798 days ago · 560 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2797 days ago · 593 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2794 days ago · 614 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 2793 days ago · 545 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2785 days ago · 535 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.0289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2784 days ago · 487 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2783 days ago · 536 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2769 days ago · 384 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2769 days ago · 492 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2762 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2759 days ago · 600 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2755 days ago · 481 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.2287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2819 days ago · 561 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2822 days ago · 476 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 545 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.7282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2824 days ago · 538 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2832 days ago · 481 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2833 days ago · 537 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2833 days ago · 525 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.6269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2836 days ago · 499 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2838 days ago · 580 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.4236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2841 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jc0i. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.