Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 5:02 PM GMT+13 (04:02 UTC), 506 km (314 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-07 04:02:13 UTC
Depth
505.7 km (314.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.698° S, 177.988° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2181 days ago · 593 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2181 days ago · 603 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 507 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.1265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2177 days ago · 534 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2174 days ago · 452 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 591 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2171 days ago · 555 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 615 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2162 days ago · 573 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2160 days ago · 510 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 2159 days ago · 575 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2159 days ago · 587 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2158 days ago · 499 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 5.7267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2155 days ago · 388 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2136 days ago · 546 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2133 days ago · 570 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 510 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2128 days ago · 567 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2124 days ago · 555 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.2253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2182 days ago · 398 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 593 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2188 days ago · 404 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2189 days ago · 566 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2190 days ago · 568 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2196 days ago · 526 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2196 days ago · 594 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2199 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2199 days ago · 537 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.5258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2205 days ago · 513 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 2205 days ago · 547 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2212 days ago · 605 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c7sd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.