Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 1:50 PM GMT+13 (00:50 UTC), 434 km (270 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 00:50:12 UTC
Depth
434.3 km (269.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.837° S, 177.712° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
128

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 357 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 505 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 567 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 557 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1728 days ago · 553 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1726 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1724 days ago · 573 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1716 days ago · 530 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 552 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 550 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 569 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1710 days ago · 571 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1710 days ago · 458 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 585 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1702 days ago · 544 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1700 days ago · 587 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 518 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.5247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 510 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 508 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 550 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 487 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.3268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 529 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1689 days ago · 548 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 1689 days ago · 543 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 1687 days ago · 442 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 1683 days ago · 546 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1680 days ago · 357 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1680 days ago · 455 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 541 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.4239 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 486 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1750 days ago · 522 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1752 days ago · 354 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 489 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1759 days ago · 577 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 570 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1766 days ago · 570 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1767 days ago · 505 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gf4u. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.