Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 151 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 151 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Jan 1, 2022, 6:30 AM GMT+13 (17:30 UTC), 430 km (267 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 143 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 17:30:25 UTC
Depth
430.3 km (267.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.915° S, 176.653° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 17.6 km horizontally, 14.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9150 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1732 days ago · 261 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.3233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 553 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.6107 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1719 days ago · 137 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 458 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.6140 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1707 days ago · 184 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.1106 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1702 days ago · 181 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 5.2143 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1699 days ago · 172 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.5247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 510 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.8206 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 296 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.3110 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1685 days ago · 143 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.4215 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1682 days ago · 283 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.985 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1748 days ago · 182 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4134 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1750 days ago · 212 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.4239 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1750 days ago · 486 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gazp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.