Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 10:44 PM GMT+13 (09:44 UTC), 505 km (314 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-04-11 09:44:38 UTC
Depth
505.0 km (313.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.732° S, 177.731° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1996 days ago · 436 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1995 days ago · 561 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1991 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1990 days ago · 582 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1987 days ago · 510 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.9201 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1986 days ago · 292 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1984 days ago · 495 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 540 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1980 days ago · 490 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 518 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1978 days ago · 534 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1975 days ago · 484 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 1974 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1972 days ago · 496 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1965 days ago · 584 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 585 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.2231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1959 days ago · 514 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.2238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1959 days ago · 374 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 553 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 550 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 533 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 515 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 549 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 404 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 1950 days ago · 597 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 1944 days ago · 572 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 1940 days ago · 584 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 1939 days ago · 581 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1999 days ago · 531 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2001 days ago · 592 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.4193 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2006 days ago · 505 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2013 days ago · 398 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 537 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2016 days ago · 549 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 487 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.4276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2021 days ago · 423 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 541 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 555 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e254. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.