M4.3 earthquake 185 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 185 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Nov 14, 2021, 6:56 PM GMT+13 (05:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 157 km SW of Vaini, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-14 05:56:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.091° S, 176.694° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6157 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 1759 days ago · 150 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4134 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 212 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fv6r. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.