Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 10:13 AM GMT+13 (21:13 UTC), 464 km (288 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 287 km W 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
2020-03-13 21:13:31 UTC
Depth
463.7 km (288.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.806° S, 177.630° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2392 days ago · 515 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2391 days ago · 577 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2389 days ago · 524 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.0241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2388 days ago · 523 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2387 days ago · 499 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2384 days ago · 581 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2383 days ago · 454 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.4257 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2383 days ago · 400 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2382 days ago · 601 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2374 days ago · 570 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2370 days ago · 357 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2368 days ago · 582 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 546 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 522 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2365 days ago · 503 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 503 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.1212 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2362 days ago · 533 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2355 days ago · 609 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2353 days ago · 540 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2351 days ago · 546 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 360 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.4272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 382 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2344 days ago · 506 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 2343 days ago · 388 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 2342 days ago · 520 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 441 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 505 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2334 days ago · 480 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2396 days ago · 511 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2400 days ago · 570 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 2406 days ago · 537 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2408 days ago · 474 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2409 days ago · 520 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2410 days ago · 604 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2410 days ago · 520 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2411 days ago · 539 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 524 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2419 days ago · 535 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.1272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2419 days ago · 583 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.1269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2421 days ago · 388 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008gwp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.