Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 11:53 AM GMT+13 (22:53 UTC), 540 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. 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
2020-06-22 22:53:31 UTC
Depth
539.6 km (335.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.703° S, 177.731° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2295 days ago · 402 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 538 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2291 days ago · 549 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 576 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2289 days ago · 533 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.1231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2288 days ago · 496 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2287 days ago · 573 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2283 days ago · 561 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2283 days ago · 484 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2283 days ago · 558 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2282 days ago · 514 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2282 days ago · 517 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 538 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2279 days ago · 332 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2279 days ago · 495 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.2249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2273 days ago · 496 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 453 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 547 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2268 days ago · 539 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2268 days ago · 557 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 2268 days ago · 557 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 2268 days ago · 516 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 6.0Fiji region · 2267 days ago · 605 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 5.4Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 548 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 549 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 557 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2261 days ago · 547 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 407 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 4.1Fiji region · 2259 days ago · 558 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 2258 days ago · 606 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 2258 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 573 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 4.9Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 564 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 542 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.6Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 606 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.5Fiji region · 2250 days ago · 558 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 4.4Fiji region · 2243 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 585 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2239 days ago · 502 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2236 days ago · 495 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2299 days ago · 569 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3234 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2300 days ago · 291 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2302 days ago · 593 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 598 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2307 days ago · 498 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2312 days ago · 547 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2316 days ago · 496 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 594 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 539 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000acbp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.