Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 9:20 PM GMT+13 (08:20 UTC), 480 km (298 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-11 08:20:21 UTC
Depth
479.7 km (298.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.401° S, 177.893° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2634 days ago · 568 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2632 days ago · 491 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2625 days ago · 601 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2620 days ago · 626 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2619 days ago · 413 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2609 days ago · 541 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2608 days ago · 441 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2605 days ago · 426 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 2604 days ago · 600 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2602 days ago · 547 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2598 days ago · 517 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2597 days ago · 361 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2594 days ago · 501 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 6.6Fiji region · 2589 days ago · 591 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 2589 days ago · 600 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2588 days ago · 505 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 593 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 2642 days ago · 518 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2651 days ago · 555 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2651 days ago · 584 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2655 days ago · 528 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2655 days ago · 564 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2655 days ago · 493 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2658 days ago · 571 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2659 days ago · 542 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2662 days ago · 571 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.5288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2663 days ago · 554 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2664 days ago · 505 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2669 days ago · 549 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004p37. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.