Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Sep 3, 2019, 8:49 AM GMT+13 (19:49 UTC), 505 km (314 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-02 19:49:44 UTC
Depth
505.0 km (313.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.624° S, 177.951° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2585 days ago · 611 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 2585 days ago · 593 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2579 days ago · 464 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2577 days ago · 549 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2570 days ago · 520 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 5.3Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 523 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 2564 days ago · 590 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2553 days ago · 628 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2553 days ago · 533 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 593 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 594 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 508 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.0238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2547 days ago · 390 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 632 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2546 days ago · 541 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 607 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 526 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2533 days ago · 493 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2531 days ago · 515 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2530 days ago · 548 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2587 days ago · 566 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2588 days ago · 600 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 6.6Fiji region · 2588 days ago · 591 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  4. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2593 days ago · 501 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2597 days ago · 517 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2601 days ago · 547 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2603 days ago · 600 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2604 days ago · 426 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2607 days ago · 441 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2608 days ago · 541 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005b8f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.