diff --git a/src/traces/scattergeo/event_data.js b/src/traces/scattergeo/event_data.js
index f43043352ec..627a1e333b0 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattergeo/event_data.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattergeo/event_data.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 module.exports = function eventData(out, pt) {
     out.lon = pt.lon;
     out.lat = pt.lat;
-    out.location = pt.lon ? pt.lon : null;
+    out.location = pt.loc ? pt.loc : null;
 
     return out;
 };
diff --git a/src/traces/scattergeo/hover.js b/src/traces/scattergeo/hover.js
index 6607a3dbcee..a82ae13cd0e 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattergeo/hover.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattergeo/hover.js
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ module.exports = function hoverPoints(pointData) {
     pointData.y1 = pos[1] + rad;
 
     pointData.loc = di.loc;
-    pointData.lat = lonlat[0];
-    pointData.lon = lonlat[1];
+    pointData.lon = lonlat[0];
+    pointData.lat = lonlat[1];
 
     pointData.color = getTraceColor(trace, di);
     pointData.extraText = getExtraText(trace, di, geo.mockAxis);
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/geo_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/geo_test.js
index cdd6c90e261..0641f603309 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/geo_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/geo_test.js
@@ -1109,9 +1109,9 @@ describe('Test event property of interactions on a geo plot:', function() {
             expect(pt.curveNumber).toEqual(0, 'points[0].curveNumber');
             expect(typeof pt.data).toEqual(typeof {}, 'points[0].data');
             expect(typeof pt.fullData).toEqual(typeof {}, 'points[0].fullData');
-            expect(pt.lat).toEqual(-101.57, 'points[0].lat');
-            expect(pt.lon).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].lon');
-            expect(pt.location).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].location');
+            expect(pt.lat).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].lat');
+            expect(pt.lon).toEqual(-101.57, 'points[0].lon');
+            expect(pt.location).toEqual('CAN', 'points[0].location');
             expect(pt.pointNumber).toEqual(0, 'points[0].pointNumber');
             expect(pt.text).toEqual(20, 'points[0].text');
             expect(pt['marker.size']).toEqual(20, 'points[0][\'marker.size\']');
@@ -1157,9 +1157,9 @@ describe('Test event property of interactions on a geo plot:', function() {
             expect(pt.curveNumber).toEqual(0, 'points[0].curveNumber');
             expect(typeof pt.data).toEqual(typeof {}, 'points[0].data');
             expect(typeof pt.fullData).toEqual(typeof {}, 'points[0].fullData');
-            expect(pt.lat).toEqual(-101.57, 'points[0].lat');
-            expect(pt.lon).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].lon');
-            expect(pt.location).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].location');
+            expect(pt.lat).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].lat');
+            expect(pt.lon).toEqual(-101.57, 'points[0].lon');
+            expect(pt.location).toEqual('CAN', 'points[0].location');
             expect(pt.pointNumber).toEqual(0, 'points[0].pointNumber');
             expect(pt.text).toEqual(20, 'points[0].text');
             expect(pt['marker.size']).toEqual(20, 'points[0][\'marker.size\']');
@@ -1198,9 +1198,9 @@ describe('Test event property of interactions on a geo plot:', function() {
             expect(pt.curveNumber).toEqual(0, 'points[0].curveNumber');
             expect(typeof pt.data).toEqual(typeof {}, 'points[0].data');
             expect(typeof pt.fullData).toEqual(typeof {}, 'points[0].fullData');
-            expect(pt.lat).toEqual(-101.57, 'points[0].lat');
-            expect(pt.lon).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].lon');
-            expect(pt.location).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].location');
+            expect(pt.lat).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].lat');
+            expect(pt.lon).toEqual(-101.57, 'points[0].lon');
+            expect(pt.location).toEqual('CAN', 'points[0].location');
             expect(pt.pointNumber).toEqual(0, 'points[0].pointNumber');
             expect(pt.text).toEqual(20, 'points[0].text');
             expect(pt['marker.size']).toEqual(20, 'points[0][\'marker.size\']');
@@ -1234,9 +1234,9 @@ describe('Test event property of interactions on a geo plot:', function() {
                 expect(pt.curveNumber).toEqual(0, 'points[0].curveNumber');
                 expect(typeof pt.data).toEqual(typeof {}, 'points[0].data');
                 expect(typeof pt.fullData).toEqual(typeof {}, 'points[0].fullData');
-                expect(pt.lat).toEqual(-101.57, 'points[0].lat');
-                expect(pt.lon).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].lon');
-                expect(pt.location).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].location');
+                expect(pt.lat).toEqual(57.75, 'points[0].lat');
+                expect(pt.lon).toEqual(-101.57, 'points[0].lon');
+                expect(pt.location).toEqual('CAN', 'points[0].location');
                 expect(pt.pointNumber).toEqual(0, 'points[0].pointNumber');
                 expect(pt.text).toEqual(20, 'points[0].text');
                 expect(pt['marker.size']).toEqual(20, 'points[0][\'marker.size\']');