Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 8:45 PM GMT+13 (07:45 UTC), 457 km (284 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. 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
2022-12-06 07:45:29 UTC
Depth
457.2 km (284.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.634° S, 177.578° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 522 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1392 days ago · 575 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1388 days ago · 414 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1388 days ago · 563 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1384 days ago · 520 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1384 days ago · 493 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1381 days ago · 532 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1381 days ago · 381 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.3254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1380 days ago · 505 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1380 days ago · 558 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 572 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1370 days ago · 545 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1367 days ago · 575 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1363 days ago · 525 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1363 days ago · 492 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1362 days ago · 506 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 477 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.4261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1349 days ago · 384 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1348 days ago · 487 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 556 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1345 days ago · 557 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1341 days ago · 561 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 567 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1402 days ago · 558 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1403 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 492 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1405 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1406 days ago · 567 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 537 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1408 days ago · 538 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1411 days ago · 580 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1413 days ago · 478 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1418 days ago · 470 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1419 days ago · 521 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 575 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1422 days ago · 576 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1422 days ago · 568 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 7.0Fiji region · 1422 days ago · 579 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  16. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1424 days ago · 496 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1425 days ago · 492 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1425 days ago · 559 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1428 days ago · 494 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j86b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.