Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 2:28 PM GMT+13 (01:28 UTC), 487 km (303 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 207 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-23 01:28:48 UTC
Depth
487.1 km (302.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.081° S, 177.914° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 21.8 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
12

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2016 days ago · 549 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2015 days ago · 537 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1999 days ago · 531 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.3265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1996 days ago · 505 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.6265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1996 days ago · 436 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1995 days ago · 561 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1990 days ago · 582 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1987 days ago · 510 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.9201 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1986 days ago · 292 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1984 days ago · 495 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 6.5207 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1982 days ago · 246 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 548 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1980 days ago · 490 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 518 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1978 days ago · 534 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1975 days ago · 484 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 1974 days ago · 566 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1972 days ago · 496 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 1965 days ago · 584 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1963 days ago · 629 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 5.1215 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1961 days ago · 238 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 585 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.2238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1958 days ago · 374 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.4276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2021 days ago · 423 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 541 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 555 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 2029 days ago · 598 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2030 days ago · 529 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.6298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2031 days ago · 476 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2033 days ago · 567 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2035 days ago · 547 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 5.4Fiji region · 2035 days ago · 548 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2043 days ago · 576 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 582 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2046 days ago · 585 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dxws. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.