Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, May 1, 2020, 2:07 PM GMT+13 (01:07 UTC), 360 km (224 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-01 01:07:50 UTC
Depth
360.5 km (224.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.208° S, 177.274° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 506 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2343 days ago · 520 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 625 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 441 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 505 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2334 days ago · 480 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.2147 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2333 days ago · 243 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2331 days ago · 548 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 496 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.5274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2326 days ago · 564 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2314 days ago · 496 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2305 days ago · 498 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.6276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2302 days ago · 555 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2298 days ago · 565 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.3234 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2298 days ago · 291 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2293 days ago · 540 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 402 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 538 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 549 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 533 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2352 days ago · 546 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 540 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2356 days ago · 609 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.2230 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2357 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.1212 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 533 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2364 days ago · 503 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 522 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 546 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.3296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2370 days ago · 555 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2371 days ago · 357 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2375 days ago · 570 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009b5b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.