Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 7:05 AM GMT+13 (18:05 UTC), 522 km (324 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-13 18:05:42 UTC
Depth
521.7 km (324.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.680° S, 177.919° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4239 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1749 days ago · 486 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.0288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 505 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1741 days ago · 434 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1733 days ago · 505 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1730 days ago · 554 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.3233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1730 days ago · 553 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1726 days ago · 573 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1725 days ago · 570 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1723 days ago · 556 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1717 days ago · 530 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1717 days ago · 552 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1714 days ago · 550 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1713 days ago · 525 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1711 days ago · 458 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1704 days ago · 544 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.4263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1699 days ago · 400 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1699 days ago · 544 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 518 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.5247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 510 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1758 days ago · 558 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1766 days ago · 570 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 570 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1769 days ago · 505 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1771 days ago · 542 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1772 days ago · 475 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1781 days ago · 568 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1782 days ago · 539 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gbz1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.