Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 5:29 AM GMT+13 (16:29 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. 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
2020-07-05 16:29:07 UTC
Depth
558.4 km (347.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.307° S, 177.736° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 514 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.1287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2279 days ago · 541 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2279 days ago · 517 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 332 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 495 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 614 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2271 days ago · 496 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2269 days ago · 453 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2268 days ago · 547 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2266 days ago · 539 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 557 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 557 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 5.4Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 554 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 548 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 549 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 557 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2258 days ago · 547 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 558 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 606 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 600 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 573 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 564 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2252 days ago · 542 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 571 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 606 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 559 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 2239 days ago · 585 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 4.1267 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2238 days ago · 550 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2237 days ago · 502 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 4.7Fiji region · 2235 days ago · 433 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2233 days ago · 495 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2232 days ago · 558 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 578 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 4.4Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 590 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 2226 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2222 days ago · 492 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2221 days ago · 499 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2221 days ago · 545 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 2221 days ago · 532 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2280 days ago · 484 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.1231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2285 days ago · 496 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 533 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2287 days ago · 576 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 549 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2291 days ago · 538 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 402 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2293 days ago · 540 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.3234 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2298 days ago · 291 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2299 days ago · 593 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.6276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2301 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2304 days ago · 498 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ala0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.