Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 299 km SSW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 299 km SSW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 1:09 PM GMT+13 (00:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-24 00:09:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.554° S, 176.677° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
115°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1151 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1144 days ago · 156 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.6220 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1129 days ago · 245 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1121 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.6south of Tonga · 1113 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.6203 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 1109 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1186 days ago · 147 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.1272 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 184 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1193 days ago · 121 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.6south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.6Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 5.2Tonga region · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.7south of Tonga · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.5291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kx9w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.