Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 11:24 AM GMT+13 (22:24 UTC), 527 km (328 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-09-23 22:24:46 UTC
Depth
527.2 km (327.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.538° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1832 days ago · 510 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1828 days ago · 565 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.3280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1816 days ago · 372 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1811 days ago · 395 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1808 days ago · 511 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1807 days ago · 437 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1806 days ago · 533 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1797 days ago · 554 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1796 days ago · 505 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 1792 days ago · 576 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.1280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1789 days ago · 558 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1784 days ago · 425 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1783 days ago · 532 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.9269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1782 days ago · 505 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1781 days ago · 539 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.6230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1778 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1776 days ago · 480 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1836 days ago · 603 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1838 days ago · 500 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.1205 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1846 days ago · 314 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 577 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1847 days ago · 558 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1848 days ago · 563 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 550 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1859 days ago · 550 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1861 days ago · 401 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ff7r. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.