Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 3:55 PM GMT+13 (02:55 UTC), 398 km (247 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-07 02:55:28 UTC
Depth
397.6 km (247.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.904° S, 177.640° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
27

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2184 days ago · 506 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2182 days ago · 603 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2179 days ago · 507 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.1265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 534 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2175 days ago · 452 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2172 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2172 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2161 days ago · 510 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 2161 days ago · 575 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2161 days ago · 587 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2160 days ago · 499 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.4287 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2159 days ago · 379 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2137 days ago · 546 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2135 days ago · 570 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2132 days ago · 510 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2129 days ago · 567 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2125 days ago · 555 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2190 days ago · 404 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2191 days ago · 568 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2197 days ago · 526 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2200 days ago · 589 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2200 days ago · 537 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.4276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2202 days ago · 350 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.5258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2206 days ago · 513 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2207 days ago · 547 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c7sa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.