Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Mar 16, 2020, 3:54 AM GMT+13 (14:54 UTC), 515 km (320 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-15 14:54:54 UTC
Depth
514.8 km (319.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.270° S, 177.556° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2388 days ago · 524 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.0241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2386 days ago · 523 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2385 days ago · 499 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2381 days ago · 454 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2372 days ago · 570 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2368 days ago · 357 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.3296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 555 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2365 days ago · 546 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2364 days ago · 522 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2361 days ago · 503 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.1212 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 533 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.2230 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2355 days ago · 570 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 609 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2352 days ago · 540 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 546 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2347 days ago · 609 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2344 days ago · 360 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2343 days ago · 506 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 520 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2338 days ago · 625 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2333 days ago · 441 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2333 days ago · 505 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2332 days ago · 480 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2392 days ago · 464 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2394 days ago · 511 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.3275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2396 days ago · 545 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2397 days ago · 541 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2397 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 570 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 2404 days ago · 537 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2406 days ago · 474 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 520 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2409 days ago · 520 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.4297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2409 days ago · 539 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2416 days ago · 524 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2417 days ago · 535 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.1272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 583 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008g3a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.