Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 10:34 AM GMT+13 (21:34 UTC), 496 km (308 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
2023-12-15 21:34:10 UTC
Depth
495.7 km (308.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.969° S, 177.715° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 583 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 339 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1010 days ago · 526 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1008 days ago · 387 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1003 days ago · 555 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 558 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 997 days ago · 509 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.6264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 484 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 995 days ago · 527 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 993 days ago · 584 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 992 days ago · 555 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.5266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 992 days ago · 500 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 992 days ago · 521 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 522 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 495 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 500 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 404 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.3237 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 982 days ago · 395 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 981 days ago · 496 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 978 days ago · 611 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 539 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 971 days ago · 566 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 970 days ago · 561 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 962 days ago · 593 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.3259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 498 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 369 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1031 days ago · 538 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.3240 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 508 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 565 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 497 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 553 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 533 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.4258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1036 days ago · 508 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 609 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 548 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 544 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.0264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 457 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 460 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 493 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1046 days ago · 526 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1047 days ago · 499 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 594 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lkea. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.