Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 7:10 PM GMT+13 (06:10 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2024-01-03 06:10:45 UTC
Depth
555.3 km (345.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.131° S, 177.767° 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 19.9 km horizontally, 13.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 558 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 997 days ago · 509 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.6264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 484 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 995 days ago · 527 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 993 days ago · 584 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 992 days ago · 555 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.5266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 992 days ago · 500 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 992 days ago · 521 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 522 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 495 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 500 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 404 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.3237 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 982 days ago · 395 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 981 days ago · 496 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 978 days ago · 611 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 539 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 971 days ago · 566 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 971 days ago · 561 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 965 days ago · 542 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 963 days ago · 564 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 962 days ago · 593 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.5230 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 959 days ago · 327 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 954 days ago · 516 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 505 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 950 days ago · 459 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 5.8Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 4.6Fiji region · 944 days ago · 542 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 4.3Fiji region · 944 days ago · 548 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 4.2Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 528 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1008 days ago · 387 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 526 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 339 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 583 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 496 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 456 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.3259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 498 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 369 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1031 days ago · 538 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.3240 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 508 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 497 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m3bc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.