Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Jun 6, 2021, 2:38 AM GMT+13 (13:38 UTC), 347 km (215 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-06-05 13:38:04 UTC
Depth
346.6 km (215.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.688° S, 177.611° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1940 days ago · 584 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.4253 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1939 days ago · 399 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1936 days ago · 530 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1935 days ago · 400 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1933 days ago · 587 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 552 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 542 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 611 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 605 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1927 days ago · 505 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1926 days ago · 595 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1921 days ago · 494 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1921 days ago · 517 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1920 days ago · 529 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 446 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 570 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1910 days ago · 446 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 612 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 439 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 535 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 566 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1895 days ago · 539 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 1895 days ago · 564 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 1889 days ago · 497 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 1889 days ago · 593 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1887 days ago · 478 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1883 days ago · 534 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1950 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 404 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1952 days ago · 549 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 515 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 533 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 553 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1959 days ago · 514 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 561 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.2247 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1963 days ago · 341 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ebpj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.