Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 260 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 260 km W of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 11:19 AM GMT+13 (22:19 UTC), 409 km (254 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
2023-11-23 22:19:38 UTC
Depth
409.1 km (254.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.297° S, 177.805° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 460 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.0264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 457 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 533 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 553 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1033 days ago · 536 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.3286 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1025 days ago · 435 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 456 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 583 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.7188 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1018 days ago · 250 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1014 days ago · 503 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 526 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1010 days ago · 536 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1008 days ago · 387 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1003 days ago · 535 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.4251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 997 days ago · 509 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.6264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 484 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 992 days ago · 521 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 522 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.2268 km W of Houma, Tonga · 985 days ago · 362 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 1055 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 597 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 506 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1060 days ago · 502 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 552 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1063 days ago · 378 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1064 days ago · 501 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1073 days ago · 518 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ledr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.