Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 9:53 AM GMT+13 (20:53 UTC), 169 km (105 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-29 20:53:20 UTC
Depth
169.2 km (105.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.102° S, 177.393° 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, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2491 days ago · 535 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.0218 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2471 days ago · 361 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.4273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2471 days ago · 534 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2468 days ago · 413 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3275 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2468 days ago · 550 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2461 days ago · 523 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2461 days ago · 533 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2457 days ago · 550 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2456 days ago · 490 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2456 days ago · 451 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2452 days ago · 541 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2452 days ago · 509 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2451 days ago · 562 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.5191 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2451 days ago · 292 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2448 days ago · 582 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2443 days ago · 554 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.4259 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2441 days ago · 485 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2503 days ago · 447 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0195 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2503 days ago · 323 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.7272 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2503 days ago · 342 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.3216 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2504 days ago · 416 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2504 days ago · 580 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.1255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2507 days ago · 517 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 499 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2512 days ago · 500 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 545 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 516 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2522 days ago · 492 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2523 days ago · 571 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 525 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006pfa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.