Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 2:01 AM GMT+13 (13:01 UTC), 496 km (308 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. 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
2020-06-02 13:01:49 UTC
Depth
496.4 km (308.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.579° S, 177.850° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
106

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2311 days ago · 611 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2309 days ago · 547 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2304 days ago · 498 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2302 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2299 days ago · 593 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.3234 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2297 days ago · 291 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2296 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2293 days ago · 540 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 402 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2291 days ago · 538 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 549 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 2287 days ago · 576 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 533 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.1231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2285 days ago · 496 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2285 days ago · 573 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 561 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2280 days ago · 484 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2280 days ago · 558 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 514 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2279 days ago · 517 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 538 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 332 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 495 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 614 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 4.2249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2270 days ago · 496 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 2269 days ago · 453 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 2268 days ago · 547 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2266 days ago · 539 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 557 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 4.1Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 557 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 516 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 6.0Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 605 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 5.4Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 554 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 4.4Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 548 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.4Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 549 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 4.4Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 557 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2258 days ago · 547 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 4.3Fiji region · 2258 days ago · 407 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 4.1Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 558 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 4.1Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 606 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 4.5Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 600 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 4.4Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 573 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 564 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2320 days ago · 594 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2322 days ago · 539 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 436 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.5274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2326 days ago · 564 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2327 days ago · 574 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2328 days ago · 601 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 496 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2331 days ago · 548 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2334 days ago · 480 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 505 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 441 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 625 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2342 days ago · 520 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2343 days ago · 388 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a4ci. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.