Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 8:38 AM GMT+13 (19:38 UTC), 501 km (311 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-03 19:38:39 UTC
Depth
500.7 km (311.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.529° S, 177.771° 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, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1063 days ago · 378 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1059 days ago · 502 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.0285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1058 days ago · 496 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1057 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 1055 days ago · 561 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 590 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 594 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1047 days ago · 499 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1046 days ago · 526 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1043 days ago · 493 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.2260 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1043 days ago · 409 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 460 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.0264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1040 days ago · 457 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 544 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 548 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.4258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1036 days ago · 508 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 533 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 553 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1033 days ago · 536 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 497 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.3240 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 508 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 1031 days ago · 538 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 369 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.3259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 498 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 1024 days ago · 573 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 456 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 496 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1020 days ago · 583 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 4.4Fiji region · 1014 days ago · 503 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 339 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1010 days ago · 526 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1008 days ago · 387 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1067 days ago · 584 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1070 days ago · 536 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1073 days ago · 518 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 533 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 517 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 595 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1079 days ago · 479 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1086 days ago · 541 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1089 days ago · 500 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.2297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1091 days ago · 564 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000l9nb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.