Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Aug 8, 2022, 3:54 AM GMT+13 (14:54 UTC), 467 km (290 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 276 km WNW 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
2022-08-07 14:54:10 UTC
Depth
466.7 km (290.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.738° S, 177.592° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1515 days ago · 543 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1513 days ago · 403 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1513 days ago · 468 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.1281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1510 days ago · 495 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1509 days ago · 501 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1502 days ago · 518 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1501 days ago · 500 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1492 days ago · 518 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1489 days ago · 546 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 538 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1484 days ago · 561 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1484 days ago · 525 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 477 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 1481 days ago · 453 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1479 days ago · 433 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 561 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 561 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1469 days ago · 342 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1469 days ago · 568 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 583 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 1524 days ago · 537 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1527 days ago · 572 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1533 days ago · 608 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.4285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1536 days ago · 537 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1536 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1538 days ago · 523 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1539 days ago · 483 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1542 days ago · 514 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1543 days ago · 523 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.0255 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 372 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1546 days ago · 467 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ibcp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.