Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 12:05 AM GMT+13 (11:05 UTC), 529 km (329 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. 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
2022-02-12 11:05:13 UTC
Depth
528.8 km (328.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.751° S, 177.313° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1691 days ago · 548 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1686 days ago · 546 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1683 days ago · 357 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1683 days ago · 455 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4215 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1681 days ago · 283 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 441 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 525 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1659 days ago · 569 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1650 days ago · 491 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1647 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.0295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 576 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 1641 days ago · 514 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1639 days ago · 561 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1639 days ago · 495 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1692 days ago · 487 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1694 days ago · 550 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1695 days ago · 508 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.5247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 510 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1699 days ago · 518 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1702 days ago · 587 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1705 days ago · 544 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1711 days ago · 585 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1712 days ago · 571 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1714 days ago · 569 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1717 days ago · 552 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000glnd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.