Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 212 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 212 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 3:55 AM GMT+13 (14:55 UTC), 533 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 147 km WNW 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
2020-04-14 14:55:05 UTC
Depth
532.6 km (331.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.945° S, 177.247° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 17.2 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2355 days ago · 609 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2353 days ago · 540 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 360 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 382 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2344 days ago · 506 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 441 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2334 days ago · 505 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2333 days ago · 480 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 5.2147 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2332 days ago · 243 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2328 days ago · 496 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.5274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2325 days ago · 564 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 436 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2313 days ago · 496 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 503 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 522 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 546 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2370 days ago · 357 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.4257 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2382 days ago · 400 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2387 days ago · 499 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.0241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2388 days ago · 523 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2389 days ago · 524 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009130. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.