Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 1:49 AM GMT+13 (12:49 UTC), 378 km (235 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. 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
2023-11-04 12:49:51 UTC
Depth
377.6 km (234.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.538° S, 177.836° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1060 days ago · 502 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.0285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1059 days ago · 496 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 597 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 1056 days ago · 561 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1052 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1052 days ago · 594 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1048 days ago · 499 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1047 days ago · 526 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 493 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.2260 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 409 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1042 days ago · 460 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.0264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 457 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1040 days ago · 544 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1038 days ago · 548 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.4258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 508 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 533 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 553 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1034 days ago · 536 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1033 days ago · 497 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.3240 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 508 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 538 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 369 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.3259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1025 days ago · 498 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 573 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1025 days ago · 456 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 496 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 583 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 1015 days ago · 503 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1012 days ago · 339 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 526 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 4.6Fiji region · 1011 days ago · 536 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1010 days ago · 495 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 387 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 4.3Fiji region · 1004 days ago · 535 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1004 days ago · 555 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1064 days ago · 501 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1068 days ago · 584 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1071 days ago · 536 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1074 days ago · 518 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 533 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 517 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1076 days ago · 595 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1080 days ago · 479 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1087 days ago · 541 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1090 days ago · 500 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.2297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1092 days ago · 564 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000l8v5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.