Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 7:55 AM GMT+13 (18:55 UTC), 526 km (327 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2020-09-23 18:55:30 UTC
Depth
525.8 km (326.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.568° S, 177.713° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2193 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2191 days ago · 404 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.2253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2185 days ago · 398 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2185 days ago · 506 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2184 days ago · 603 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2181 days ago · 507 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.1265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2180 days ago · 534 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2177 days ago · 452 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2174 days ago · 591 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2174 days ago · 555 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2163 days ago · 510 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 5.3Fiji region · 2162 days ago · 575 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2161 days ago · 499 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 5.7267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2158 days ago · 388 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.0277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2151 days ago · 405 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 6.0291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2151 days ago · 417 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2139 days ago · 546 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2199 days ago · 594 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2202 days ago · 589 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2202 days ago · 537 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.5258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2208 days ago · 513 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2208 days ago · 547 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2217 days ago · 556 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2220 days ago · 532 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2220 days ago · 545 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2220 days ago · 499 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2221 days ago · 492 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 567 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 590 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c2jr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.