Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 9:30 AM GMT+13 (20:30 UTC), 505 km (314 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-24 20:30:12 UTC
Depth
504.8 km (313.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.069° S, 177.674° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 459 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 5.8Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 945 days ago · 542 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 945 days ago · 548 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 528 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.9255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 446 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.0293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 563 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 942 days ago · 577 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 941 days ago · 530 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 940 days ago · 338 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 940 days ago · 620 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 939 days ago · 521 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 532 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 671 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 525 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 936 days ago · 597 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 936 days ago · 536 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.6278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 931 days ago · 511 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 928 days ago · 546 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 4.8Fiji region · 921 days ago · 596 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 917 days ago · 566 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 916 days ago · 566 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 557 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.2271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 912 days ago · 473 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 910 days ago · 568 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 4.4248 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 910 days ago · 495 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 909 days ago · 584 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 908 days ago · 532 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 4.4282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 538 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 4.1Fiji region · 907 days ago · 528 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 557 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 906 days ago · 493 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 4.8260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 902 days ago · 492 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 4.5Fiji region · 901 days ago · 392 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 567 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 4.1Fiji region · 893 days ago · 603 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 954 days ago · 516 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.5230 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 959 days ago · 327 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 962 days ago · 593 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 964 days ago · 564 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 965 days ago · 542 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 971 days ago · 561 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 971 days ago · 566 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 539 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 978 days ago · 611 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mfup. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.