Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 285 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 285 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 2:14 PM GMT+13 (01:14 UTC), 339 km (211 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-26 01:14:37 UTC
Depth
339.4 km (210.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.693° S, 177.544° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1003 days ago · 555 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 558 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 566 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 997 days ago · 509 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.6264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 484 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 995 days ago · 527 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 992 days ago · 555 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.5266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 992 days ago · 500 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 522 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 495 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 500 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 404 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 981 days ago · 496 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 978 days ago · 611 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 976 days ago · 532 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 539 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 970 days ago · 561 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 964 days ago · 498 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 962 days ago · 593 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 4.5230 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 959 days ago · 327 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 582 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 496 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.3259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 498 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 396 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1026 days ago · 342 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 369 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1031 days ago · 538 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.3240 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 508 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 565 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 497 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 553 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 533 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 555 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 613 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.4258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1036 days ago · 508 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 609 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 548 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 544 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.0264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 457 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m1zl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.