Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 283 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 283 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 2:48 PM GMT+13 (01:48 UTC), 456 km (284 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-19 01:48:51 UTC
Depth
456.3 km (283.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.864° S, 177.926° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1624 days ago · 405 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.1288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1622 days ago · 482 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 540 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1621 days ago · 552 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1618 days ago · 525 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.2297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1618 days ago · 549 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1616 days ago · 569 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1614 days ago · 478 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1612 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1612 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1611 days ago · 516 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1606 days ago · 593 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.5250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1605 days ago · 489 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1599 days ago · 564 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1596 days ago · 534 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 1595 days ago · 529 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 5.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 506 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.7261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 483 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 1590 days ago · 565 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1585 days ago · 581 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.1256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1582 days ago · 507 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1582 days ago · 555 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1580 days ago · 482 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1580 days ago · 535 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 1574 days ago · 554 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1573 days ago · 516 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1569 days ago · 451 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1567 days ago · 536 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1630 days ago · 573 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1632 days ago · 432 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1634 days ago · 537 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1637 days ago · 558 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1639 days ago · 495 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1640 days ago · 543 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.3225 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1642 days ago · 467 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1645 days ago · 574 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1647 days ago · 532 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.0290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 549 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 577 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1650 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.9Fiji region · 1650 days ago · 601 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1650 days ago · 598 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1651 days ago · 491 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hfll. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.