Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Mar 16, 2024, 1:44 AM GMT+13 (12:44 UTC), 511 km (318 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-15 12:44:06 UTC
Depth
511.3 km (317.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.342° S, 177.830° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 928 days ago · 546 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 925 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 921 days ago · 596 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 917 days ago · 566 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 916 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 915 days ago · 557 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.2271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 912 days ago · 473 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.4248 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 909 days ago · 495 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 909 days ago · 584 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 908 days ago · 532 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.4282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 538 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 906 days ago · 493 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.8260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 902 days ago · 492 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 579 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 893 days ago · 603 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 893 days ago · 559 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.3245 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 888 days ago · 520 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.5254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 882 days ago · 523 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 878 days ago · 592 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.3194 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 878 days ago · 353 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 877 days ago · 587 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 875 days ago · 526 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.3261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 875 days ago · 542 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.1283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 875 days ago · 486 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 871 days ago · 474 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 931 days ago · 596 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 936 days ago · 536 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 936 days ago · 597 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 937 days ago · 525 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 532 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 939 days ago · 521 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 940 days ago · 620 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 940 days ago · 601 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 940 days ago · 338 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 941 days ago · 530 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 942 days ago · 577 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.9255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 446 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 528 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 944 days ago · 548 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 944 days ago · 542 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 5.8Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 459 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mj1w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.