M4.6 earthquake 212 km SSW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 212 km SSW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 1:20 AM GMT+13 (12:20 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 173 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-11-30 12:20:27 UTC
- Depth
- 64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.792° S, 176.398° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.6 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0203 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.4211 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1027 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.5173 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1016 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
- 5.4162 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 991 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lerx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.