Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 8:19 AM GMT+13 (19:19 UTC), 505 km (314 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-26 19:19:16 UTC
Depth
505.4 km (314.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.210° S, 177.497° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1766 days ago · 570 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1751 days ago · 354 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.5286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1750 days ago · 522 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.4239 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 486 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.0288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1746 days ago · 505 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 541 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 434 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 357 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 505 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 557 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.3233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1728 days ago · 553 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1724 days ago · 573 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 570 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1721 days ago · 556 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 530 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 552 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 550 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 569 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1711 days ago · 525 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1709 days ago · 571 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 458 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1770 days ago · 475 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 563 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1775 days ago · 480 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.6230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1777 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.9269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1781 days ago · 505 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1782 days ago · 532 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1783 days ago · 425 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.1280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1788 days ago · 558 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 5.5Fiji region · 1795 days ago · 381 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1795 days ago · 505 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1796 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g88f. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.