Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 2:07 PM GMT+13 (01:07 UTC), 499 km (310 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-20 01:07:06 UTC
Depth
499.5 km (310.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.327° S, 177.730° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1047 days ago · 526 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 493 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1042 days ago · 460 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.0264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 457 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 544 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 548 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 609 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.4258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 508 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 533 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 553 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1033 days ago · 497 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.3240 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 508 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 538 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 369 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.3259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1025 days ago · 498 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 456 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 496 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 583 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1012 days ago · 339 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 526 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 387 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1003 days ago · 555 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 4.4251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 998 days ago · 509 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.6264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 484 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 995 days ago · 527 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 4.8Fiji region · 994 days ago · 584 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.8Fiji region · 993 days ago · 555 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 4.5266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 992 days ago · 500 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 4.6Fiji region · 992 days ago · 521 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 594 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 1052 days ago · 590 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 1056 days ago · 561 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.0285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1059 days ago · 496 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1060 days ago · 502 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1063 days ago · 378 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1064 days ago · 501 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1067 days ago · 584 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1071 days ago · 536 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1073 days ago · 518 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 533 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 517 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 595 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lqh0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.