M4.3 earthquake 242 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 242 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 2:29 PM GMT+13 (01:29 UTC), 224 km (139 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-05 01:29:00 UTC
- Depth
- 223.8 km (139.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.360° S, 177.171° 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 20.5 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 231°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2284 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2182 days ago · 160 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.1196 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2152 days ago · 224 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c71n. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.