M4.2 earthquake 270 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 270 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Nov 14, 2021, 5:58 PM GMT+13 (04:58 UTC), 327 km (203 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 185 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-14 04:58:48 UTC
- Depth
- 326.6 km (203.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 22.042° S, 177.646° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 166°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fv74. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.