M4.3 earthquake 232 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 232 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 12:31 AM GMT+13 (11:31 UTC), 231 km (144 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 149 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2020-12-31 11:31:54 UTC
- Depth
- 231.1 km (143.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.045° S, 177.250° 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, 3.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d7gb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.