Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 4:44 PM GMT+13 (03:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-17 03:44:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.093° S, 177.113° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1775 days ago · 480 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 563 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1767 days ago · 505 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 570 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1752 days ago · 354 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.4239 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 486 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 541 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 434 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 357 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 505 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.9150 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1729 days ago · 261 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 557 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1728 days ago · 553 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.9269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1781 days ago · 505 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1782 days ago · 532 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1783 days ago · 425 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1787 days ago · 568 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.1280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1788 days ago · 558 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 5.5Fiji region · 1795 days ago · 381 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1795 days ago · 505 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1796 days ago · 554 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1805 days ago · 533 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1806 days ago · 511 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fw7s. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.