Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 4:26 AM GMT+13 (15:26 UTC), 510 km (317 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-29 15:26:37 UTC
Depth
509.8 km (316.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.538° S, 177.520° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2163 days ago · 499 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 5.7267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2160 days ago · 388 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.0277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2153 days ago · 405 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 6.0291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2152 days ago · 417 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2141 days ago · 546 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2138 days ago · 570 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2135 days ago · 510 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2133 days ago · 567 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2129 days ago · 555 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.0286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2127 days ago · 396 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2123 days ago · 524 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2122 days ago · 465 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.3226 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 571 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 492 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 610 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 544 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 544 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 490 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.8272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2113 days ago · 558 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 545 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2111 days ago · 467 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.5268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2110 days ago · 551 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2106 days ago · 471 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 5.8150 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2172 days ago · 244 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2176 days ago · 555 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2176 days ago · 591 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 452 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.1265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2181 days ago · 534 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2182 days ago · 507 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2187 days ago · 506 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.2253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2187 days ago · 398 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2193 days ago · 404 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ca8i. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.